diff --git a/drivers/mfd/max8998.c b/drivers/mfd/max8998.c
index f1c92891588099178bf2b3cd47814529632a557e..3b8a5076d3517cc980e5b247c0b2cd8bd0a51a34 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/max8998.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/max8998.c
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ static struct mfd_cell max8998_devs[] = {
 	}
 };
 
-static int max8998_i2c_device_read(struct max8998_dev *max8998, u8 reg, u8 *dest)
+int max8998_read_reg(struct i2c_client *i2c, u8 reg, u8 *dest)
 {
-	struct i2c_client *client = max8998->i2c_client;
+	struct max8998_dev *max8998 = i2c_get_clientdata(i2c);
 	int ret;
 
 	mutex_lock(&max8998->iolock);
-	ret = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(client, reg);
+	ret = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(i2c, reg);
 	mutex_unlock(&max8998->iolock);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
@@ -51,36 +51,38 @@ static int max8998_i2c_device_read(struct max8998_dev *max8998, u8 reg, u8 *dest
 	*dest = ret;
 	return 0;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(max8998_read_reg);
 
-static int max8998_i2c_device_write(struct max8998_dev *max8998, u8 reg, u8 value)
+int max8998_write_reg(struct i2c_client *i2c, u8 reg, u8 value)
 {
-	struct i2c_client *client = max8998->i2c_client;
+	struct max8998_dev *max8998 = i2c_get_clientdata(i2c);
 	int ret;
 
 	mutex_lock(&max8998->iolock);
-	ret = i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(client, reg, value);
+	ret = i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(i2c, reg, value);
 	mutex_unlock(&max8998->iolock);
 	return ret;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(max8998_write_reg);
 
-static int max8998_i2c_device_update(struct max8998_dev *max8998, u8 reg,
-				     u8 val, u8 mask)
+int max8998_update_reg(struct i2c_client *i2c, u8 reg, u8 val, u8 mask)
 {
-	struct i2c_client *client = max8998->i2c_client;
+	struct max8998_dev *max8998 = i2c_get_clientdata(i2c);
 	int ret;
 
 	mutex_lock(&max8998->iolock);
-	ret = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(client, reg);
+	ret = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(i2c, reg);
 	if (ret >= 0) {
 		u8 old_val = ret & 0xff;
 		u8 new_val = (val & mask) | (old_val & (~mask));
-		ret = i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(client, reg, new_val);
+		ret = i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(i2c, reg, new_val);
 		if (ret >= 0)
 			ret = 0;
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&max8998->iolock);
 	return ret;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(max8998_update_reg);
 
 static int max8998_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c,
 			    const struct i2c_device_id *id)
@@ -94,10 +96,7 @@ static int max8998_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c,
 
 	i2c_set_clientdata(i2c, max8998);
 	max8998->dev = &i2c->dev;
-	max8998->i2c_client = i2c;
-	max8998->dev_read = max8998_i2c_device_read;
-	max8998->dev_write = max8998_i2c_device_write;
-	max8998->dev_update = max8998_i2c_device_update;
+	max8998->i2c = i2c;
 	mutex_init(&max8998->iolock);
 
 	ret = mfd_add_devices(max8998->dev, -1,
diff --git a/drivers/regulator/max8998.c b/drivers/regulator/max8998.c
index a1baf1fbe00472e71845591e2d427715a720a226..7f5fe6f198cf51b610e1ead3498417e9b46d03fa 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/max8998.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/max8998.c
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ static int max8998_get_enable_register(struct regulator_dev *rdev,
 static int max8998_ldo_is_enabled(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
 {
 	struct max8998_data *max8998 = rdev_get_drvdata(rdev);
+	struct i2c_client *i2c = max8998->iodev->i2c;
 	int ret, reg, shift = 8;
 	u8 val;
 
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ static int max8998_ldo_is_enabled(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = max8998_read_reg(max8998->iodev, reg, &val);
+	ret = max8998_read_reg(i2c, reg, &val);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -190,25 +191,27 @@ static int max8998_ldo_is_enabled(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
 static int max8998_ldo_enable(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
 {
 	struct max8998_data *max8998 = rdev_get_drvdata(rdev);
+	struct i2c_client *i2c = max8998->iodev->i2c;
 	int reg, shift = 8, ret;
 
 	ret = max8998_get_enable_register(rdev, &reg, &shift);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	return max8998_update_reg(max8998->iodev, reg, 1<<shift, 1<<shift);
+	return max8998_update_reg(i2c, reg, 1<<shift, 1<<shift);
 }
 
 static int max8998_ldo_disable(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
 {
 	struct max8998_data *max8998 = rdev_get_drvdata(rdev);
+	struct i2c_client *i2c = max8998->iodev->i2c;
 	int reg, shift = 8, ret;
 
 	ret = max8998_get_enable_register(rdev, &reg, &shift);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	return max8998_update_reg(max8998->iodev, reg, 0, 1<<shift);
+	return max8998_update_reg(i2c, reg, 0, 1<<shift);
 }
 
 static int max8998_get_voltage_register(struct regulator_dev *rdev,
@@ -276,6 +279,7 @@ static int max8998_get_voltage_register(struct regulator_dev *rdev,
 static int max8998_get_voltage(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
 {
 	struct max8998_data *max8998 = rdev_get_drvdata(rdev);
+	struct i2c_client *i2c = max8998->iodev->i2c;
 	int reg, shift = 0, mask, ret;
 	u8 val;
 
@@ -283,7 +287,7 @@ static int max8998_get_voltage(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = max8998_read_reg(max8998->iodev, reg, &val);
+	ret = max8998_read_reg(i2c, reg, &val);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -297,6 +301,7 @@ static int max8998_set_voltage(struct regulator_dev *rdev,
 				int min_uV, int max_uV)
 {
 	struct max8998_data *max8998 = rdev_get_drvdata(rdev);
+	struct i2c_client *i2c = max8998->iodev->i2c;
 	int min_vol = min_uV / 1000, max_vol = max_uV / 1000;
 	int previous_vol = 0;
 	const struct voltage_map_desc *desc;
@@ -330,14 +335,14 @@ static int max8998_set_voltage(struct regulator_dev *rdev,
 	/* wait for RAMP_UP_DELAY if rdev is BUCK1/2 and
 	 * ENRAMP is ON */
 	if (ldo == MAX8998_BUCK1 || ldo == MAX8998_BUCK2) {
-		max8998_read_reg(max8998->iodev, MAX8998_REG_ONOFF4, &val);
+		max8998_read_reg(i2c, MAX8998_REG_ONOFF4, &val);
 		if (val & (1 << 4)) {
 			en_ramp = true;
 			previous_vol = max8998_get_voltage(rdev);
 		}
 	}
 
-	ret = max8998_update_reg(max8998->iodev, reg, i<<shift, mask<<shift);
+	ret = max8998_update_reg(i2c, reg, i<<shift, mask<<shift);
 
 	if (en_ramp == true) {
 		int difference = desc->min + desc->step*i - previous_vol/1000;
diff --git a/include/linux/mfd/max8998-private.h b/include/linux/mfd/max8998-private.h
index 6dc75b3e2d33a8b73936284ddba50ae890f2577e..f0a20cdc288cf864a45ac504c30a836d384f78df 100644
--- a/include/linux/mfd/max8998-private.h
+++ b/include/linux/mfd/max8998-private.h
@@ -75,38 +75,18 @@ enum {
 /**
  * struct max8998_dev - max8998 master device for sub-drivers
  * @dev: master device of the chip (can be used to access platform data)
- * @i2c_client: i2c client private data
- * @dev_read():	chip register read function
- * @dev_write(): chip register write function
- * @dev_update(): chip register update function
+ * @i2c: i2c client private data
  * @iolock: mutex for serializing io access
  */
 
 struct max8998_dev {
 	struct device *dev;
-	struct i2c_client *i2c_client;
-	int (*dev_read)(struct max8998_dev *max8998, u8 reg, u8 *dest);
-	int (*dev_write)(struct max8998_dev *max8998, u8 reg, u8 val);
-	int (*dev_update)(struct max8998_dev *max8998, u8 reg, u8 val, u8 mask);
+	struct i2c_client *i2c;
 	struct mutex iolock;
 };
 
-static inline int max8998_read_reg(struct max8998_dev *max8998, u8 reg,
-				   u8 *value)
-{
-	return max8998->dev_read(max8998, reg, value);
-}
-
-static inline int max8998_write_reg(struct max8998_dev *max8998, u8 reg,
-				    u8 value)
-{
-	return max8998->dev_write(max8998, reg, value);
-}
-
-static inline int max8998_update_reg(struct max8998_dev *max8998, u8 reg,
-				     u8 value, u8 mask)
-{
-	return max8998->dev_update(max8998, reg, value, mask);
-}
+extern int max8998_read_reg(struct i2c_client *i2c, u8 reg, u8 *dest);
+extern int max8998_write_reg(struct i2c_client *i2c, u8 reg, u8 value);
+extern int max8998_update_reg(struct i2c_client *i2c, u8 reg, u8 val, u8 mask);
 
 #endif /*  __LINUX_MFD_MAX8998_PRIV_H */