diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/st_accel.h b/drivers/iio/accel/st_accel.h
index f5b0b8bbaff7..8750dea56fcb 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/st_accel.h
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/st_accel.h
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ enum st_accel_type {
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IIO_BUFFER
 int st_accel_allocate_ring(struct iio_dev *indio_dev);
-void st_accel_deallocate_ring(struct iio_dev *indio_dev);
 int st_accel_trig_set_state(struct iio_trigger *trig, bool state);
 #define ST_ACCEL_TRIGGER_SET_STATE (&st_accel_trig_set_state)
 #else /* CONFIG_IIO_BUFFER */
@@ -72,9 +71,6 @@ static inline int st_accel_allocate_ring(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
-static inline void st_accel_deallocate_ring(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
-{
-}
 #define ST_ACCEL_TRIGGER_SET_STATE NULL
 #endif /* CONFIG_IIO_BUFFER */
 
diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/st_accel_buffer.c b/drivers/iio/accel/st_accel_buffer.c
index f89770f251d9..fc82fa83f1fb 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/st_accel_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/st_accel_buffer.c
@@ -62,13 +62,8 @@ static const struct iio_buffer_setup_ops st_accel_buffer_setup_ops = {
 
 int st_accel_allocate_ring(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 {
-	return iio_triggered_buffer_setup(indio_dev, NULL,
-		&st_sensors_trigger_handler, &st_accel_buffer_setup_ops);
-}
-
-void st_accel_deallocate_ring(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
-{
-	iio_triggered_buffer_cleanup(indio_dev);
+	return devm_iio_triggered_buffer_setup(indio_dev->dev.parent, indio_dev,
+		NULL, &st_sensors_trigger_handler, &st_accel_buffer_setup_ops);
 }
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Denis Ciocca <denis.ciocca@st.com>");
diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/st_accel_core.c b/drivers/iio/accel/st_accel_core.c
index 365e4e64ca18..f1e6ec380667 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/st_accel_core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/st_accel_core.c
@@ -1377,7 +1377,7 @@ int st_accel_common_probe(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 		err = st_sensors_allocate_trigger(indio_dev,
 						 ST_ACCEL_TRIGGER_OPS);
 		if (err < 0)
-			goto st_accel_probe_trigger_error;
+			return err;
 	}
 
 	err = iio_device_register(indio_dev);
@@ -1392,8 +1392,6 @@ int st_accel_common_probe(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 st_accel_device_register_error:
 	if (adata->irq > 0)
 		st_sensors_deallocate_trigger(indio_dev);
-st_accel_probe_trigger_error:
-	st_accel_deallocate_ring(indio_dev);
 	return err;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(st_accel_common_probe);
@@ -1405,8 +1403,6 @@ void st_accel_common_remove(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 	iio_device_unregister(indio_dev);
 	if (adata->irq > 0)
 		st_sensors_deallocate_trigger(indio_dev);
-
-	st_accel_deallocate_ring(indio_dev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(st_accel_common_remove);