diff --git a/drivers/input/keyboard/pmic8xxx-keypad.c b/drivers/input/keyboard/pmic8xxx-keypad.c
index 2c9f19ac35ea..c4aa882c8fb9 100644
--- a/drivers/input/keyboard/pmic8xxx-keypad.c
+++ b/drivers/input/keyboard/pmic8xxx-keypad.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 
 #include <linux/mfd/pm8xxx/core.h>
-#include <linux/mfd/pm8xxx/gpio.h>
 #include <linux/input/pmic8xxx-keypad.h>
 
 #define PM8XXX_MAX_ROWS		18
@@ -447,27 +446,6 @@ static int pmic8xxx_kpd_init(struct pmic8xxx_kp *kp)
 
 }
 
-static int  pmic8xxx_kp_config_gpio(int gpio_start, int num_gpios,
-			struct pmic8xxx_kp *kp, struct pm_gpio *gpio_config)
-{
-	int	rc, i;
-
-	if (gpio_start < 0 || num_gpios < 0)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < num_gpios; i++) {
-		rc = pm8xxx_gpio_config(gpio_start + i, gpio_config);
-		if (rc) {
-			dev_err(kp->dev, "%s: FAIL pm8xxx_gpio_config():"
-					"for PM GPIO [%d] rc=%d.\n",
-					__func__, gpio_start + i, rc);
-			return rc;
-		}
-	 }
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int pmic8xxx_kp_enable(struct pmic8xxx_kp *kp)
 {
 	int rc;
@@ -527,27 +505,6 @@ static int pmic8xxx_kp_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	int rc;
 	u8 ctrl_val;
 
-	struct pm_gpio kypd_drv = {
-		.direction	= PM_GPIO_DIR_OUT,
-		.output_buffer	= PM_GPIO_OUT_BUF_OPEN_DRAIN,
-		.output_value	= 0,
-		.pull		= PM_GPIO_PULL_NO,
-		.vin_sel	= PM_GPIO_VIN_S3,
-		.out_strength	= PM_GPIO_STRENGTH_LOW,
-		.function	= PM_GPIO_FUNC_1,
-		.inv_int_pol	= 1,
-	};
-
-	struct pm_gpio kypd_sns = {
-		.direction	= PM_GPIO_DIR_IN,
-		.pull		= PM_GPIO_PULL_UP_31P5,
-		.vin_sel	= PM_GPIO_VIN_S3,
-		.out_strength	= PM_GPIO_STRENGTH_NO,
-		.function	= PM_GPIO_FUNC_NORMAL,
-		.inv_int_pol	= 1,
-	};
-
-
 	if (!pdata || !pdata->num_cols || !pdata->num_rows ||
 		pdata->num_cols > PM8XXX_MAX_COLS ||
 		pdata->num_rows > PM8XXX_MAX_ROWS ||
@@ -653,20 +610,6 @@ static int pmic8xxx_kp_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto err_get_irq;
 	}
 
-	rc = pmic8xxx_kp_config_gpio(pdata->cols_gpio_start,
-					pdata->num_cols, kp, &kypd_sns);
-	if (rc < 0) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "unable to configure keypad sense lines\n");
-		goto err_gpio_config;
-	}
-
-	rc = pmic8xxx_kp_config_gpio(pdata->rows_gpio_start,
-					pdata->num_rows, kp, &kypd_drv);
-	if (rc < 0) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "unable to configure keypad drive lines\n");
-		goto err_gpio_config;
-	}
-
 	rc = request_any_context_irq(kp->key_sense_irq, pmic8xxx_kp_irq,
 				 IRQF_TRIGGER_RISING, "pmic-keypad", kp);
 	if (rc < 0) {
@@ -703,7 +646,6 @@ err_pmic_reg_read:
 	free_irq(kp->key_stuck_irq, kp);
 err_req_stuck_irq:
 	free_irq(kp->key_sense_irq, kp);
-err_gpio_config:
 err_get_irq:
 	input_free_device(kp->input);
 err_alloc_device: