diff --git a/include/sound/compress_driver.h b/include/sound/compress_driver.h
index 006f01922439..bc88d6f964da 100644
--- a/include/sound/compress_driver.h
+++ b/include/sound/compress_driver.h
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ struct snd_compr_runtime {
  * @direction: stream direction, playback/recording
  * @metadata_set: metadata set flag, true when set
  * @next_track: has userspace signal next track transition, true when set
- * @partial_drain: undergoing partial_drain for stream, true when set
  * @private_data: pointer to DSP private data
  */
 struct snd_compr_stream {
@@ -71,7 +70,6 @@ struct snd_compr_stream {
 	enum snd_compr_direction direction;
 	bool metadata_set;
 	bool next_track;
-	bool partial_drain;
 	void *private_data;
 };
 
@@ -175,13 +173,7 @@ static inline void snd_compr_drain_notify(struct snd_compr_stream *stream)
 	if (snd_BUG_ON(!stream))
 		return;
 
-	/* for partial_drain case we are back to running state on success */
-	if (stream->partial_drain) {
-		stream->runtime->state = SNDRV_PCM_STATE_RUNNING;
-		stream->partial_drain = false; /* clear this flag as well */
-	} else {
-		stream->runtime->state = SNDRV_PCM_STATE_SETUP;
-	}
+	stream->runtime->state = SNDRV_PCM_STATE_SETUP;
 
 	wake_up(&stream->runtime->sleep);
 }
diff --git a/sound/core/compress_offload.c b/sound/core/compress_offload.c
index 1afa06b80f06..f34ce564d92c 100644
--- a/sound/core/compress_offload.c
+++ b/sound/core/compress_offload.c
@@ -722,9 +722,6 @@ static int snd_compr_stop(struct snd_compr_stream *stream)
 
 	retval = stream->ops->trigger(stream, SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_STOP);
 	if (!retval) {
-		/* clear flags and stop any drain wait */
-		stream->partial_drain = false;
-		stream->metadata_set = false;
 		snd_compr_drain_notify(stream);
 		stream->runtime->total_bytes_available = 0;
 		stream->runtime->total_bytes_transferred = 0;
@@ -882,7 +879,6 @@ static int snd_compr_partial_drain(struct snd_compr_stream *stream)
 	if (stream->next_track == false)
 		return -EPERM;
 
-	stream->partial_drain = true;
 	retval = stream->ops->trigger(stream, SND_COMPR_TRIGGER_PARTIAL_DRAIN);
 	if (retval) {
 		pr_debug("Partial drain returned failure\n");