diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-sh-msiof.c b/drivers/spi/spi-sh-msiof.c
index 8f134735291f..b3732dc231cb 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-sh-msiof.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-sh-msiof.c
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 #include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
 #include <linux/dmaengine.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
-#include <linux/gpio.h>
-#include <linux/gpio/consumer.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/iopoll.h>
@@ -55,7 +53,6 @@ struct sh_msiof_spi_priv {
 	void *rx_dma_page;
 	dma_addr_t tx_dma_addr;
 	dma_addr_t rx_dma_addr;
-	unsigned short unused_ss;
 	bool native_cs_inited;
 	bool native_cs_high;
 	bool slave_aborted;
@@ -587,7 +584,7 @@ static int sh_msiof_prepare_message(struct spi_controller *ctlr,
 
 	/* Configure pins before asserting CS */
 	if (spi->cs_gpiod) {
-		ss = p->unused_ss;
+		ss = ctlr->unused_native_cs;
 		cs_high = p->native_cs_high;
 	} else {
 		ss = spi->chip_select;
@@ -1124,46 +1121,6 @@ static struct sh_msiof_spi_info *sh_msiof_spi_parse_dt(struct device *dev)
 }
 #endif
 
-static int sh_msiof_get_cs_gpios(struct sh_msiof_spi_priv *p)
-{
-	struct device *dev = &p->pdev->dev;
-	unsigned int used_ss_mask = 0;
-	unsigned int cs_gpios = 0;
-	unsigned int num_cs, i;
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = gpiod_count(dev, "cs");
-	if (ret <= 0)
-		return 0;
-
-	num_cs = max_t(unsigned int, ret, p->ctlr->num_chipselect);
-	for (i = 0; i < num_cs; i++) {
-		struct gpio_desc *gpiod;
-
-		gpiod = devm_gpiod_get_index(dev, "cs", i, GPIOD_ASIS);
-		if (!IS_ERR(gpiod)) {
-			devm_gpiod_put(dev, gpiod);
-			cs_gpios++;
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		if (PTR_ERR(gpiod) != -ENOENT)
-			return PTR_ERR(gpiod);
-
-		if (i >= MAX_SS) {
-			dev_err(dev, "Invalid native chip select %d\n", i);
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
-		used_ss_mask |= BIT(i);
-	}
-	p->unused_ss = ffz(used_ss_mask);
-	if (cs_gpios && p->unused_ss >= MAX_SS) {
-		dev_err(dev, "No unused native chip select available\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static struct dma_chan *sh_msiof_request_dma_chan(struct device *dev,
 	enum dma_transfer_direction dir, unsigned int id, dma_addr_t port_addr)
 {
@@ -1373,17 +1330,12 @@ static int sh_msiof_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (p->info->rx_fifo_override)
 		p->rx_fifo_size = p->info->rx_fifo_override;
 
-	/* Setup GPIO chip selects */
-	ctlr->num_chipselect = p->info->num_chipselect;
-	ret = sh_msiof_get_cs_gpios(p);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err1;
-
 	/* init controller code */
 	ctlr->mode_bits = SPI_CPOL | SPI_CPHA | SPI_CS_HIGH;
 	ctlr->mode_bits |= SPI_LSB_FIRST | SPI_3WIRE;
 	ctlr->flags = chipdata->ctlr_flags;
 	ctlr->bus_num = pdev->id;
+	ctlr->num_chipselect = p->info->num_chipselect;
 	ctlr->dev.of_node = pdev->dev.of_node;
 	ctlr->setup = sh_msiof_spi_setup;
 	ctlr->prepare_message = sh_msiof_prepare_message;
@@ -1392,6 +1344,7 @@ static int sh_msiof_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	ctlr->auto_runtime_pm = true;
 	ctlr->transfer_one = sh_msiof_transfer_one;
 	ctlr->use_gpio_descriptors = true;
+	ctlr->max_native_cs = MAX_SS;
 
 	ret = sh_msiof_request_dma(p);
 	if (ret < 0)