diff --git a/tools/topology/topology2/cavs-mixin-mixout-hda.conf b/tools/topology/topology2/cavs-mixin-mixout-hda.conf
index cf109a4b8d68..945f8670fb9c 100644
--- a/tools/topology/topology2/cavs-mixin-mixout-hda.conf
+++ b/tools/topology/topology2/cavs-mixin-mixout-hda.conf
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ Define {
 	DEEP_BUFFER_PIPELINE_SRC	'mixin.15.1'
 	DEEP_BUFFER_PIPELINE_SINK	'mixout.2.1'
 	DEEP_BUFFER_PCM_NAME		'Deepbuffer HDA Analog'
-	EFX_FIR_PARAMS			'passthrough'
-	EFX_IIR_PARAMS			'passthrough'
-	EFX_DRC_PARAMS			'passthrough'
 }
 
 # include deep buffer config if buffer size is in 1 - 1000 ms.
@@ -31,7 +28,7 @@ Object.Dai.HDA [
 ]
 
 Object.Pipeline {
-	mixout-gain-efx-dai-copier-playback [
+	mixout-gain-dai-copier-playback [
 		{
 			index 2
 
@@ -46,26 +43,6 @@ Object.Pipeline {
 					name 'Post Mixer $ANALOG_PLAYBACK_PCM Volume'
 				}
 			}
-			Object.Widget.eqiir.1 {
-				Object.Control.bytes."1" {
-					name 'Post Mixer $ANALOG_PLAYBACK_PCM IIR Eq bytes'
-				}
-			}
-			Object.Widget.eqfir.1 {
-				Object.Control.bytes."1" {
-					name 'Post Mixer $ANALOG_PLAYBACK_PCM FIR Eq bytes'
-				}
-			}
-			Object.Widget.drc.1 {
-				Object.Control {
-					bytes."1" {
-						name 'Post Mixer $ANALOG_PLAYBACK_PCM DRC bytes'
-					}
-					mixer."1" {
-						name 'Post Mixer $ANALOG_PLAYBACK_PCM DRC switch'
-					}
-				}
-			}
 		}
 	]
 
@@ -156,7 +133,7 @@ Object.PCM.pcm [
 Object.Base.route [
 	{
 		sink 'dai-copier.HDA.$HDA_ANALOG_DAI_NAME.playback'
-		source 'drc.2.1'
+		source 'gain.2.1'
 	}
 	{
 		source 'mixin.1.1'