diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/stm32/pinctrl-stm32.c b/drivers/pinctrl/stm32/pinctrl-stm32.c
index 917b87acbf0d..64e8201c7eac 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/stm32/pinctrl-stm32.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/stm32/pinctrl-stm32.c
@@ -220,11 +220,6 @@ static int stm32_gpio_request(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned offset)
 	return pinctrl_gpio_request(chip, offset);
 }
 
-static void stm32_gpio_free(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned offset)
-{
-	pinctrl_gpio_free(chip, offset);
-}
-
 static int stm32_gpio_get(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned offset)
 {
 	struct stm32_gpio_bank *bank = gpiochip_get_data(chip);
@@ -239,11 +234,6 @@ static void stm32_gpio_set(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned offset, int value)
 	__stm32_gpio_set(bank, offset, value);
 }
 
-static int stm32_gpio_direction_input(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned offset)
-{
-	return pinctrl_gpio_direction_input(chip, offset);
-}
-
 static int stm32_gpio_direction_output(struct gpio_chip *chip,
 	unsigned offset, int value)
 {
@@ -316,10 +306,10 @@ static int stm32_gpio_init_valid_mask(struct gpio_chip *chip,
 
 static const struct gpio_chip stm32_gpio_template = {
 	.request		= stm32_gpio_request,
-	.free			= stm32_gpio_free,
+	.free			= pinctrl_gpio_free,
 	.get			= stm32_gpio_get,
 	.set			= stm32_gpio_set,
-	.direction_input	= stm32_gpio_direction_input,
+	.direction_input	= pinctrl_gpio_direction_input,
 	.direction_output	= stm32_gpio_direction_output,
 	.to_irq			= stm32_gpio_to_irq,
 	.get_direction		= stm32_gpio_get_direction,
@@ -381,7 +371,7 @@ static int stm32_gpio_irq_request_resources(struct irq_data *irq_data)
 	struct stm32_pinctrl *pctl = dev_get_drvdata(bank->gpio_chip.parent);
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = stm32_gpio_direction_input(&bank->gpio_chip, irq_data->hwirq);
+	ret = pinctrl_gpio_direction_input(&bank->gpio_chip, irq_data->hwirq);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;