diff --git a/drivers/regulator/max8952.c b/drivers/regulator/max8952.c
index c2792f0271ab..f7f9efcfedb7 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/max8952.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/max8952.c
@@ -229,7 +229,6 @@ static int max8952_pmic_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 		config.ena_gpio_flags |= GPIOF_OUT_INIT_HIGH;
 
 	rdev = devm_regulator_register(&client->dev, &regulator, &config);
-
 	if (IS_ERR(rdev)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(rdev);
 		dev_err(&client->dev, "regulator init failed (%d)\n", ret);
@@ -241,21 +240,19 @@ static int max8952_pmic_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 	if (gpio_is_valid(pdata->gpio_vid0) &&
 			gpio_is_valid(pdata->gpio_vid1)) {
-		if (!gpio_request(pdata->gpio_vid0, "MAX8952 VID0"))
-			gpio_direction_output(pdata->gpio_vid0,
-					(pdata->default_mode) & 0x1);
-		else
+		unsigned long gpio_flags;
+
+		gpio_flags = max8952->vid0 ?
+			     GPIOF_OUT_INIT_HIGH : GPIOF_OUT_INIT_LOW;
+		if (devm_gpio_request_one(&client->dev, pdata->gpio_vid0,
+					  gpio_flags, "MAX8952 VID0"))
 			err = 1;
 
-		if (!gpio_request(pdata->gpio_vid1, "MAX8952 VID1"))
-			gpio_direction_output(pdata->gpio_vid1,
-				(pdata->default_mode >> 1) & 0x1);
-		else {
-			if (!err)
-				gpio_free(pdata->gpio_vid0);
+		gpio_flags = max8952->vid1 ?
+			     GPIOF_OUT_INIT_HIGH : GPIOF_OUT_INIT_LOW;
+		if (devm_gpio_request_one(&client->dev, pdata->gpio_vid1,
+					  gpio_flags, "MAX8952 VID1"))
 			err = 2;
-		}
-
 	} else
 		err = 3;
 
@@ -314,16 +311,6 @@ static int max8952_pmic_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int max8952_pmic_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
-{
-	struct max8952_data *max8952 = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
-	struct max8952_platform_data *pdata = max8952->pdata;
-
-	gpio_free(pdata->gpio_vid0);
-	gpio_free(pdata->gpio_vid1);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static const struct i2c_device_id max8952_ids[] = {
 	{ "max8952", 0 },
 	{ },
@@ -332,7 +319,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(i2c, max8952_ids);
 
 static struct i2c_driver max8952_pmic_driver = {
 	.probe		= max8952_pmic_probe,
-	.remove		= max8952_pmic_remove,
 	.driver		= {
 		.name	= "max8952",
 		.of_match_table = of_match_ptr(max8952_dt_match),