diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/core.c b/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
index 84de9cce7f86..b000ecc1bab3 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
@@ -888,13 +888,6 @@ int pinctrl_gpio_direction_input_new(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned int offset)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pinctrl_gpio_direction_input_new);
 
-/* This function is deprecated and will be removed. Don't use. */
-int pinctrl_gpio_direction_output(unsigned gpio)
-{
-	return pinctrl_gpio_direction(gpio, false);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pinctrl_gpio_direction_output);
-
 /**
  * pinctrl_gpio_direction_output_new() - request a GPIO pin to go into output
  *                                       mode
@@ -907,7 +900,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pinctrl_gpio_direction_output);
  */
 int pinctrl_gpio_direction_output_new(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned int offset)
 {
-	return pinctrl_gpio_direction_output(gc->base + offset);
+	return pinctrl_gpio_direction(gc->base + offset, false);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pinctrl_gpio_direction_output_new);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/pinctrl/consumer.h b/include/linux/pinctrl/consumer.h
index 249bb28a52d6..e25e9b0599ac 100644
--- a/include/linux/pinctrl/consumer.h
+++ b/include/linux/pinctrl/consumer.h
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ int pinctrl_gpio_request_new(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned int offset);
 void pinctrl_gpio_free_new(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned int offset);
 int pinctrl_gpio_direction_input_new(struct gpio_chip *gc,
 				     unsigned int offset);
-int pinctrl_gpio_direction_output(unsigned gpio);
 int pinctrl_gpio_direction_output_new(struct gpio_chip *gc,
 				      unsigned int offset);
 int pinctrl_gpio_set_config(unsigned gpio, unsigned long config);
@@ -92,11 +91,6 @@ pinctrl_gpio_direction_input_new(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned int offset)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline int pinctrl_gpio_direction_output(unsigned gpio)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static inline int
 pinctrl_gpio_direction_output_new(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned int offset)
 {