diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-uclass.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-uclass.c
index da929c33447..3d9f8b32b8d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-uclass.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-uclass.c
@@ -1145,29 +1145,9 @@ static int gpio_request_tail(int ret, const char *nodename,
 		ret = uclass_get_device_by_ofnode(UCLASS_GPIO, args->node,
 						  &desc->dev);
 		if (ret) {
-#if CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(MAX77663_GPIO) || CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(PALMAS_GPIO)
-			struct udevice *pmic;
-			ret = uclass_get_device_by_ofnode(UCLASS_PMIC, args->node,
-							  &pmic);
-			if (ret) {
-				log_debug("%s: PMIC device get failed, err %d\n",
-					  __func__, ret);
-				goto err;
-			}
-
-			device_foreach_child(desc->dev, pmic) {
-				if (device_get_uclass_id(desc->dev) == UCLASS_GPIO)
-					break;
-			}
-
-			/* if loop exits without GPIO device return error */
-			if (device_get_uclass_id(desc->dev) != UCLASS_GPIO)
-				goto err;
-#else
 			debug("%s: uclass_get_device_by_ofnode failed\n",
 			      __func__);
 			goto err;
-#endif
 		}
 	}
 	ret = gpio_find_and_xlate(desc, args);