diff --git a/drivers/mfd/twl6040-core.c b/drivers/mfd/twl6040-core.c
index f71bb147d11c..6843977f4e87 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/twl6040-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/twl6040-core.c
@@ -502,9 +502,9 @@ static int __devinit twl6040_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		goto gpio2_err;
 
-	ret = twl6040_request_irq(twl6040, TWL6040_IRQ_READY,
-					twl6040_naudint_handler, 0,
-					"twl6040_irq_ready", twl6040);
+	ret = request_threaded_irq(twl6040->irq_base + TWL6040_IRQ_READY,
+				   NULL, twl6040_naudint_handler, 0,
+				   "twl6040_irq_ready", twl6040);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(twl6040->dev, "READY IRQ request failed: %d\n",
 			ret);
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ static int __devinit twl6040_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 
 mfd_err:
-	twl6040_free_irq(twl6040, TWL6040_IRQ_READY, twl6040);
+	free_irq(twl6040->irq_base + TWL6040_IRQ_READY, twl6040);
 irq_err:
 	twl6040_irq_exit(twl6040);
 gpio2_err:
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ static int __devexit twl6040_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (gpio_is_valid(twl6040->audpwron))
 		gpio_free(twl6040->audpwron);
 
-	twl6040_free_irq(twl6040, TWL6040_IRQ_READY, twl6040);
+	free_irq(twl6040->irq_base + TWL6040_IRQ_READY, twl6040);
 	twl6040_irq_exit(twl6040);
 
 	mfd_remove_devices(&pdev->dev);
diff --git a/include/linux/mfd/twl6040.h b/include/linux/mfd/twl6040.h
index c3c1de53dcfe..df890a247c36 100644
--- a/include/linux/mfd/twl6040.h
+++ b/include/linux/mfd/twl6040.h
@@ -215,28 +215,6 @@ struct twl6040 {
 	u8 irq_masks_cache;
 };
 
-static inline int twl6040_request_irq(struct twl6040 *twl6040, int irq,
-				      irq_handler_t handler,
-				      unsigned long irqflags,
-				      const char *name,
-				      void *data)
-{
-	if (!twl6040->irq_base)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	return request_threaded_irq(twl6040->irq_base + irq, NULL, handler,
-				    irqflags, name, data);
-}
-
-static inline void twl6040_free_irq(struct twl6040 *twl6040, int irq,
-				    void *data)
-{
-	if (!twl6040->irq_base)
-		return;
-
-	free_irq(twl6040->irq_base + irq, data);
-}
-
 int twl6040_reg_read(struct twl6040 *twl6040, unsigned int reg);
 int twl6040_reg_write(struct twl6040 *twl6040, unsigned int reg,
 		      u8 val);