diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/nuvoton/pinctrl-npcm7xx.c b/drivers/pinctrl/nuvoton/pinctrl-npcm7xx.c
index 51aeac7ecc79..1e658721aaba 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/nuvoton/pinctrl-npcm7xx.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/nuvoton/pinctrl-npcm7xx.c
@@ -208,12 +208,6 @@ static int npcmgpio_gpio_request(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset)
 	return bank->request(chip, offset);
 }
 
-static void npcmgpio_gpio_free(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset)
-{
-	dev_dbg(chip->parent, "gpio_free: offset%d\n", offset);
-	pinctrl_gpio_free(chip, offset);
-}
-
 static void npcmgpio_irq_handler(struct irq_desc *desc)
 {
 	struct gpio_chip *gc;
@@ -1916,7 +1910,7 @@ static int npcm7xx_gpio_of(struct npcm7xx_pinctrl *pctrl)
 		pctrl->gpio_bank[id].gc.direction_output = npcmgpio_direction_output;
 		pctrl->gpio_bank[id].request = pctrl->gpio_bank[id].gc.request;
 		pctrl->gpio_bank[id].gc.request = npcmgpio_gpio_request;
-		pctrl->gpio_bank[id].gc.free = npcmgpio_gpio_free;
+		pctrl->gpio_bank[id].gc.free = pinctrl_gpio_free;
 		id++;
 	}