diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
index 059ba354d17e..d9a73c7683ea 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/imx.c
@@ -402,17 +402,6 @@ static void imx_uart_rts_inactive(struct imx_port *sport, u32 *ucr2)
 	mctrl_gpio_set(sport->gpios, sport->port.mctrl);
 }
 
-/* called with port.lock taken and irqs caller dependent */
-static void imx_uart_rts_auto(struct imx_port *sport, u32 *ucr2)
-{
-	/*
-	 * Only let receiver control RTS output if we were not requested to have
-	 * RTS inactive (which then should take precedence).
-	 */
-	if (*ucr2 & UCR2_CTS)
-		*ucr2 |= UCR2_CTSC;
-}
-
 /* called with port.lock taken and irqs off */
 static void imx_uart_start_rx(struct uart_port *port)
 {
@@ -1604,8 +1593,14 @@ imx_uart_set_termios(struct uart_port *port, struct ktermios *termios,
 		else
 			imx_uart_rts_inactive(sport, &ucr2);
 
-	} else if (termios->c_cflag & CRTSCTS)
-		imx_uart_rts_auto(sport, &ucr2);
+	} else if (termios->c_cflag & CRTSCTS) {
+		/*
+		 * Only let receiver control RTS output if we were not requested
+		 * to have RTS inactive (which then should take precedence).
+		 */
+		if (ucr2 & UCR2_CTS)
+			ucr2 |= UCR2_CTSC;
+	}
 
 	if (termios->c_cflag & CRTSCTS)
 		ucr2 &= ~UCR2_IRTS;