diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-apq8064-cm-qs600.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-apq8064-cm-qs600.dts
index 47c0282bdfca..80ab5b88b0f4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-apq8064-cm-qs600.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-apq8064-cm-qs600.dts
@@ -13,15 +13,6 @@
 	};
 
 	soc {
-		pinctrl@800000 {
-			i2c1_pins: i2c1 {
-				mux {
-					pins = "gpio20", "gpio21";
-					function = "gsbi1";
-				};
-			};
-		};
-
 		rpm@108000 {
 			regulators {
 				vin_lvs1_3_6-supply = <&pm8921_s4>;
@@ -96,8 +87,6 @@
 			i2c@12460000 {
 				status = "okay";
 				clock-frequency = <200000>;
-				pinctrl-0 = <&i2c1_pins>;
-				pinctrl-names = "default";
 
 				eeprom: eeprom@50 {
 					compatible = "24c02";
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-apq8064-ifc6410.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-apq8064-ifc6410.dts
index f3100da082b2..b701f33436bb 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-apq8064-ifc6410.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-apq8064-ifc6410.dts
@@ -119,8 +119,6 @@
 			qcom,mode = <GSBI_PROT_I2C>;
 			i2c3: i2c@16280000 {
 				status = "okay";
-				pinctrl-0 = <&i2c3_pins>;
-				pinctrl-names = "default";
 			};
 		};
 
@@ -131,8 +129,6 @@
 			i2c@12460000 {
 				status = "okay";
 				clock-frequency = <200000>;
-				pinctrl-0 = <&i2c1_pins>;
-				pinctrl-names = "default";
 
 				eeprom: eeprom@52 {
 					compatible = "atmel,24c128";
@@ -148,7 +144,6 @@
 
 			serial@16540000 {
 				status = "ok";
-
 				pinctrl-names = "default";
 				pinctrl-0 = <&uart_pins>;
 			};
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-apq8064.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-apq8064.dtsi
index d2e94d647c27..53d531189433 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-apq8064.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-apq8064.dtsi
@@ -213,6 +213,8 @@
 
 			i2c1: i2c@12460000 {
 				compatible = "qcom,i2c-qup-v1.1.1";
+				pinctrl-0 = <&i2c1_pins>;
+				pinctrl-names = "default";
 				reg = <0x12460000 0x1000>;
 				interrupts = <0 194 IRQ_TYPE_NONE>;
 				clocks = <&gcc GSBI1_QUP_CLK>, <&gcc GSBI1_H_CLK>;
@@ -258,6 +260,8 @@
 			ranges;
 			i2c3: i2c@16280000 {
 				compatible = "qcom,i2c-qup-v1.1.1";
+				pinctrl-0 = <&i2c3_pins>;
+				pinctrl-names = "default";
 				reg = <0x16280000 0x1000>;
 				interrupts = <GIC_SPI 151 IRQ_TYPE_NONE>;
 				clocks = <&gcc GSBI3_QUP_CLK>,