diff --git a/drivers/soc/renesas/rcar-sysc.c b/drivers/soc/renesas/rcar-sysc.c
index af53363eda03..73fae6a9728d 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/renesas/rcar-sysc.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/renesas/rcar-sysc.c
@@ -146,16 +146,6 @@ static int rcar_sysc_power(const struct rcar_sysc_ch *sysc_ch, bool on)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int rcar_sysc_power_down(const struct rcar_sysc_ch *sysc_ch)
-{
-	return rcar_sysc_power(sysc_ch, false);
-}
-
-static int rcar_sysc_power_up(const struct rcar_sysc_ch *sysc_ch)
-{
-	return rcar_sysc_power(sysc_ch, true);
-}
-
 static bool rcar_sysc_power_is_off(const struct rcar_sysc_ch *sysc_ch)
 {
 	unsigned int st;
@@ -184,7 +174,7 @@ static int rcar_sysc_pd_power_off(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd)
 	struct rcar_sysc_pd *pd = to_rcar_pd(genpd);
 
 	pr_debug("%s: %s\n", __func__, genpd->name);
-	return rcar_sysc_power_down(&pd->ch);
+	return rcar_sysc_power(&pd->ch, false);
 }
 
 static int rcar_sysc_pd_power_on(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd)
@@ -192,7 +182,7 @@ static int rcar_sysc_pd_power_on(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd)
 	struct rcar_sysc_pd *pd = to_rcar_pd(genpd);
 
 	pr_debug("%s: %s\n", __func__, genpd->name);
-	return rcar_sysc_power_up(&pd->ch);
+	return rcar_sysc_power(&pd->ch, true);
 }
 
 static bool has_cpg_mstp;
@@ -252,7 +242,7 @@ static int __init rcar_sysc_pd_setup(struct rcar_sysc_pd *pd)
 		goto finalize;
 	}
 
-	rcar_sysc_power_up(&pd->ch);
+	rcar_sysc_power(&pd->ch, true);
 
 finalize:
 	error = pm_genpd_init(genpd, gov, false);
@@ -478,8 +468,7 @@ static int rcar_sysc_power_cpu(unsigned int idx, bool on)
 		if (!(pd->flags & PD_CPU) || pd->ch.chan_bit != idx)
 			continue;
 
-		return on ? rcar_sysc_power_up(&pd->ch)
-			  : rcar_sysc_power_down(&pd->ch);
+		return rcar_sysc_power(&pd->ch, on);
 	}
 
 	return -ENOENT;