diff --git a/drivers/extcon/extcon-gpio.c b/drivers/extcon/extcon-gpio.c
index b54499771e2b..13ba3a6e81d5 100644
--- a/drivers/extcon/extcon-gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/extcon/extcon-gpio.c
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/extcon-provider.h>
-#include <linux/gpio.h>
 #include <linux/gpio/consumer.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
@@ -35,12 +34,8 @@
  * @work:		Work fired by the interrupt.
  * @debounce_jiffies:	Number of jiffies to wait for the GPIO to stabilize, from the debounce
  *			value.
- * @id_gpiod:		GPIO descriptor for this external connector.
+ * @gpiod:		GPIO descriptor for this external connector.
  * @extcon_id:		The unique id of specific external connector.
- * @gpio:		Corresponding GPIO.
- * @gpio_active_low:	Boolean describing whether gpio active state is 1 or 0
- *			If true, low state of gpio means active.
- *			If false, high state of gpio means active.
  * @debounce:		Debounce time for GPIO IRQ in ms.
  * @irq_flags:		IRQ Flags (e.g., IRQF_TRIGGER_LOW).
  * @check_on_resume:	Boolean describing whether to check the state of gpio
@@ -51,10 +46,8 @@ struct gpio_extcon_data {
 	int irq;
 	struct delayed_work work;
 	unsigned long debounce_jiffies;
-	struct gpio_desc *id_gpiod;
+	struct gpio_desc *gpiod;
 	unsigned int extcon_id;
-	unsigned gpio;
-	bool gpio_active_low;
 	unsigned long debounce;
 	unsigned long irq_flags;
 	bool check_on_resume;
@@ -67,10 +60,7 @@ static void gpio_extcon_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		container_of(to_delayed_work(work), struct gpio_extcon_data,
 			     work);
 
-	state = gpiod_get_value_cansleep(data->id_gpiod);
-	if (data->gpio_active_low)
-		state = !state;
-
+	state = gpiod_get_value_cansleep(data->gpiod);
 	extcon_set_state_sync(data->edev, data->extcon_id, state);
 }
 
@@ -83,41 +73,13 @@ static irqreturn_t gpio_irq_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
-static int gpio_extcon_init(struct device *dev, struct gpio_extcon_data *data)
-{
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = devm_gpio_request_one(dev, data->gpio, GPIOF_DIR_IN,
-				dev_name(dev));
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
-	data->id_gpiod = gpio_to_desc(data->gpio);
-	if (!data->id_gpiod)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (data->debounce) {
-		ret = gpiod_set_debounce(data->id_gpiod,
-					 data->debounce * 1000);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			data->debounce_jiffies =
-				msecs_to_jiffies(data->debounce);
-	}
-
-	data->irq = gpiod_to_irq(data->id_gpiod);
-	if (data->irq < 0)
-		return data->irq;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int gpio_extcon_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct gpio_extcon_data *data;
+	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
 	int ret;
 
-	data = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(struct gpio_extcon_data),
-				   GFP_KERNEL);
+	data = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(struct gpio_extcon_data), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!data)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -131,19 +93,21 @@ static int gpio_extcon_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!data->irq_flags || data->extcon_id > EXTCON_NONE)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	/* Initialize the gpio */
-	ret = gpio_extcon_init(&pdev->dev, data);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
+	data->gpiod = devm_gpiod_get(dev, "extcon", GPIOD_IN);
+	if (IS_ERR(data->gpiod))
+		return PTR_ERR(data->gpiod);
+	data->irq = gpiod_to_irq(data->gpiod);
+	if (data->irq <= 0)
+		return data->irq;
 
 	/* Allocate the memory of extcon devie and register extcon device */
-	data->edev = devm_extcon_dev_allocate(&pdev->dev, &data->extcon_id);
+	data->edev = devm_extcon_dev_allocate(dev, &data->extcon_id);
 	if (IS_ERR(data->edev)) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to allocate extcon device\n");
+		dev_err(dev, "failed to allocate extcon device\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	ret = devm_extcon_dev_register(&pdev->dev, data->edev);
+	ret = devm_extcon_dev_register(dev, data->edev);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -153,7 +117,7 @@ static int gpio_extcon_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	 * Request the interrupt of gpio to detect whether external connector
 	 * is attached or detached.
 	 */
-	ret = devm_request_any_context_irq(&pdev->dev, data->irq,
+	ret = devm_request_any_context_irq(dev, data->irq,
 					gpio_irq_handler, data->irq_flags,
 					pdev->name, data);
 	if (ret < 0)