diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/rex/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/google/rex/Kconfig
index b289408633..7d384bdf4c 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/rex/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/rex/Kconfig
@@ -72,10 +72,6 @@ config BOARD_GOOGLE_MODEL_SCREEBO
 config BOARD_GOOGLE_MODEL_KARIS
 	def_bool n
 	select BOARD_GOOGLE_BASEBOARD_REX
-	select DRIVERS_GENERIC_MAX98357A
-	select DRIVERS_INTEL_SOUNDWIRE
-	select DRIVERS_SOUNDWIRE_CS42L42
-	select DRIVERS_SOUNDWIRE_MAX98363
 
 config BOARD_GOOGLE_BASEBOARD_OVIS
 	def_bool n
diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/karis/overridetree.cb b/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/karis/overridetree.cb
index 42106daefa..6ff22d2c0a 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/karis/overridetree.cb
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/karis/overridetree.cb
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
 fw_config
-	field AUDIO 0 3
-		option AUDIO_UNKNOWN		0
-		option MAX98360_ALC5682I_I2S	1
-		option MAX98363_CS42L42_SNDW	2
-	end
 	field DB_USB 12 14
 		option USB_UNKNOWN		0
 		option USB3_PS8815		1
@@ -361,20 +356,6 @@ chip soc/intel/meteorlake
 			end
 		end
 		device ref i2c0 on
-			chip drivers/i2c/generic
-				register "hid" = ""RTL5682""
-				register "name" = ""RT58""
-				register "desc" = ""Headset Codec""
-				register "irq_gpio" = "ACPI_GPIO_IRQ_EDGE_BOTH(GPP_B06)"
-				# Set the jd_src to RT5668_JD1 for jack detection
-				register "property_count" = "1"
-				register "property_list[0].type" = "ACPI_DP_TYPE_INTEGER"
-				register "property_list[0].name" = ""realtek,jd-src""
-				register "property_list[0].integer" = "1"
-				device i2c 1a on
-					probe AUDIO MAX98360_ALC5682I_I2S
-				end
-			end
 			chip drivers/i2c/generic
 				register "hid" = ""10EC5650""
 				register "name" = ""RT58""
@@ -566,49 +547,6 @@ chip soc/intel/meteorlake
 				end
 			end
 		end
-		device ref hda on
-			chip drivers/generic/max98357a
-				register "hid" = ""MX98360A""
-				register "sdmode_gpio" =
-						"ACPI_GPIO_OUTPUT_ACTIVE_HIGH(GPP_D04)"
-				register "sdmode_delay" = "5"
-				device generic 0 on
-					probe AUDIO MAX98360_ALC5682I_I2S
-				end
-			end
-			chip drivers/intel/soundwire
-				device generic 0 on
-					probe AUDIO MAX98363_CS42L42_SNDW
-					chip drivers/soundwire/cs42l42
-						# SoundWire Link 0 ID 0
-						register "desc" = ""Headset Codec""
-						register "reset_gpio" = "ACPI_GPIO_OUTPUT_ACTIVE_HIGH(GPP_B07)"
-						register "irq_gpio" = "ACPI_GPIO_IRQ_EDGE_BOTH(GPP_B06)"
-						register "ts_inv" = "true"
-						register "ts_dbnc_rise" = "RISE_DEB_1000_MS"
-						register "ts_dbnc_fall" = "FALL_DEB_0_MS"
-						register "btn_det_init_dbnce" = "100"
-						register "btn_det_event_dbnce" = "10"
-						register "bias_lvls[0]" = "15"
-						register "bias_lvls[1]" = "8"
-						register "bias_lvls[2]" = "4"
-						register "bias_lvls[3]" = "1"
-						register "hs_bias_ramp_rate" = "HSBIAS_RAMP_SLOW"
-						register "hs_bias_sense_disable" = "true"
-						device generic 0.0 on end
-					end
-					chip drivers/soundwire/max98363
-						# SoundWire Link 2 ID 0
-						register "desc" = ""Left Speaker Amp""
-						device generic 2.0 on end
-					end
-					chip drivers/soundwire/max98363
-						# SoundWire Link 2 ID 1
-						register "desc" = ""Right Speaker Amp""
-						device generic 2.1 on end
-					end
-				end
-			end
-		end
+		device ref hda on end
 	end
 end