diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/connection.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/connection.c
index 3f644ca8759e..3339ef956788 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/connection.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/connection.c
@@ -341,17 +341,12 @@ gb_connection_control_disconnected(struct gb_connection *connection)
 }
 
 /*
- * Request protocol version supported by the module. We don't need to do
- * this for SVC as that is initiated by the SVC.
+ * Request protocol version supported by the module.
  */
 static int gb_connection_protocol_get_version(struct gb_connection *connection)
 {
-	struct gb_protocol *protocol = connection->protocol;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (protocol->flags & GB_PROTOCOL_SKIP_VERSION)
-		return 0;
-
 	ret = gb_protocol_get_version(connection);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&connection->hd->dev,
diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/core.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/core.c
index 6674b2728f98..a72191f46751 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/core.c
@@ -234,12 +234,6 @@ static int __init gb_init(void)
 		goto error_operation;
 	}
 
-	retval = gb_svc_protocol_init();
-	if (retval) {
-		pr_err("gb_svc_protocol_init failed\n");
-		goto error_svc;
-	}
-
 	retval = gb_firmware_protocol_init();
 	if (retval) {
 		pr_err("gb_firmware_protocol_init failed\n");
@@ -257,8 +251,6 @@ static int __init gb_init(void)
 error_legacy:
 	gb_firmware_protocol_exit();
 error_firmware:
-	gb_svc_protocol_exit();
-error_svc:
 	gb_operation_exit();
 error_operation:
 	gb_hd_exit();
@@ -275,7 +267,6 @@ static void __exit gb_exit(void)
 {
 	gb_legacy_exit();
 	gb_firmware_protocol_exit();
-	gb_svc_protocol_exit();
 	gb_operation_exit();
 	gb_hd_exit();
 	bus_unregister(&greybus_bus_type);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/protocol.h b/drivers/staging/greybus/protocol.h
index 1f25c13bb0e8..26c59efd9ed8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/protocol.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/protocol.h
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@
 struct gb_connection;
 struct gb_operation;
 
-/* Possible flags for protocol drivers */
-#define GB_PROTOCOL_SKIP_VERSION		BIT(3)	/* Don't send get_version() requests */
-
 typedef int (*gb_connection_init_t)(struct gb_connection *);
 typedef void (*gb_connection_exit_t)(struct gb_connection *);
 typedef int (*gb_request_recv_t)(u8, struct gb_operation *);
@@ -30,7 +27,6 @@ struct gb_protocol {
 	u8			major;
 	u8			minor;
 	u8			count;
-	unsigned long		flags;
 
 	struct list_head	links;		/* global list */
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/svc.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/svc.c
index 245cf4d43570..fcdee900a6ab 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/svc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/svc.c
@@ -690,10 +690,11 @@ static int gb_svc_intf_reset_recv(struct gb_operation *op)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int gb_svc_request_recv(u8 type, struct gb_operation *op)
+static int gb_svc_request_handler(struct gb_operation *op)
 {
 	struct gb_connection *connection = op->connection;
 	struct gb_svc *svc = connection->private;
+	u8 type = op->type;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	/*
@@ -815,7 +816,7 @@ int gb_svc_add(struct gb_svc *svc)
 	 * is added from the connection request handler when enough
 	 * information has been received.
 	 */
-	ret = gb_connection_legacy_init(svc->connection);
+	ret = gb_connection_enable(svc->connection, gb_svc_request_handler);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -830,7 +831,7 @@ void gb_svc_del(struct gb_svc *svc)
 	if (device_is_registered(&svc->dev))
 		device_del(&svc->dev);
 
-	gb_connection_legacy_exit(svc->connection);
+	gb_connection_disable(svc->connection);
 
 	flush_workqueue(svc->wq);
 }
@@ -839,31 +840,3 @@ void gb_svc_put(struct gb_svc *svc)
 {
 	put_device(&svc->dev);
 }
-
-static int gb_svc_connection_init(struct gb_connection *connection)
-{
-	struct gb_svc *svc = connection->private;
-
-	dev_dbg(&svc->dev, "%s\n", __func__);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void gb_svc_connection_exit(struct gb_connection *connection)
-{
-	struct gb_svc *svc = connection->private;
-
-	dev_dbg(&svc->dev, "%s\n", __func__);
-}
-
-static struct gb_protocol svc_protocol = {
-	.name			= "svc",
-	.id			= GREYBUS_PROTOCOL_SVC,
-	.major			= GB_SVC_VERSION_MAJOR,
-	.minor			= GB_SVC_VERSION_MINOR,
-	.connection_init	= gb_svc_connection_init,
-	.connection_exit	= gb_svc_connection_exit,
-	.request_recv		= gb_svc_request_recv,
-	.flags			= GB_PROTOCOL_SKIP_VERSION,
-};
-gb_builtin_protocol_driver(svc_protocol);