diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/intel_pmic_gpio.c b/drivers/platform/x86/intel_pmic_gpio.c
index df244c83681d..61433d492862 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/intel_pmic_gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/intel_pmic_gpio.c
@@ -74,19 +74,6 @@ struct pmic_gpio {
 	u32			trigger_type;
 };
 
-static void pmic_program_irqtype(int gpio, int type)
-{
-	if (type & IRQ_TYPE_EDGE_RISING)
-		intel_scu_ipc_update_register(GPIO0 + gpio, 0x20, 0x20);
-	else
-		intel_scu_ipc_update_register(GPIO0 + gpio, 0x00, 0x20);
-
-	if (type & IRQ_TYPE_EDGE_FALLING)
-		intel_scu_ipc_update_register(GPIO0 + gpio, 0x10, 0x10);
-	else
-		intel_scu_ipc_update_register(GPIO0 + gpio, 0x00, 0x10);
-};
-
 static int pmic_gpio_direction_input(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned offset)
 {
 	if (offset > 8) {
@@ -179,26 +166,6 @@ static int pmic_gpio_to_irq(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned offset)
 	return pg->irq_base + offset;
 }
 
-static void pmic_bus_lock(struct irq_data *data)
-{
-	struct pmic_gpio *pg = irq_data_get_irq_chip_data(data);
-
-	mutex_lock(&pg->buslock);
-}
-
-static void pmic_bus_sync_unlock(struct irq_data *data)
-{
-	struct pmic_gpio *pg = irq_data_get_irq_chip_data(data);
-
-	if (pg->update_type) {
-		unsigned int gpio = pg->update_type & ~GPIO_UPDATE_TYPE;
-
-		pmic_program_irqtype(gpio, pg->trigger_type);
-		pg->update_type = 0;
-	}
-	mutex_unlock(&pg->buslock);
-}
-
 /* the gpiointr register is read-clear, so just do nothing. */
 static void pmic_irq_unmask(struct irq_data *data) { }
 
@@ -211,19 +178,21 @@ static struct irq_chip pmic_irqchip = {
 	.irq_set_type	= pmic_irq_type,
 };
 
-static void pmic_irq_handler(unsigned irq, struct irq_desc *desc)
+static irqreturn_t pmic_irq_handler(int irq, void *data)
 {
-	struct pmic_gpio *pg = (struct pmic_gpio *)get_irq_data(irq);
+	struct pmic_gpio *pg = data;
 	u8 intsts = *((u8 *)pg->gpiointr + 4);
 	int gpio;
+	irqreturn_t ret = IRQ_NONE;
 
 	for (gpio = 0; gpio < 8; gpio++) {
 		if (intsts & (1 << gpio)) {
 			pr_debug("pmic pin %d triggered\n", gpio);
 			generic_handle_irq(pg->irq_base + gpio);
+			ret = IRQ_HANDLED;
 		}
 	}
-	desc->chip->irq_eoi(get_irq_desc_chip_data(desc));
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int __devinit platform_pmic_gpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
@@ -280,8 +249,13 @@ static int __devinit platform_pmic_gpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Can not add pmic gpio chip.\n", __func__);
 		goto err;
 	}
-	set_irq_data(pg->irq, pg);
-	set_irq_chained_handler(pg->irq, pmic_irq_handler);
+
+	retval = request_irq(pg->irq, pmic_irq_handler, 0, "pmic", pg);
+	if (retval) {
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "pmic: Interrupt request failed\n");
+		goto err;
+	}
+
 	for (i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
 		set_irq_chip_and_handler_name(i + pg->irq_base, &pmic_irqchip,
 					handle_simple_irq, "demux");