diff --git a/drivers/power/palmas.c b/drivers/power/palmas.c
index 489a7a9fe296502716c86b43c74758f64a24c16f..09c832d8b6ef1cef4b4e83b1548c1d5cb63b6645 100644
--- a/drivers/power/palmas.c
+++ b/drivers/power/palmas.c
@@ -23,28 +23,6 @@
 #include <config.h>
 #include <palmas.h>
 
-/* Functions to read and write from TWL6030 */
-int twl6035_i2c_write_u8(u8 chip_no, u8 val, u8 reg)
-{
-	return i2c_write(chip_no, reg, 1, &val, 1);
-}
-
-int twl6035_i2c_read_u8(u8 chip_no, u8 *val, u8 reg)
-{
-	return i2c_read(chip_no, reg, 1, val, 1);
-}
-
-/* To align with i2c mw/mr address, reg, val command syntax */
-static inline int palmas_write_u8(u8 chip_no, u8 reg, u8 val)
-{
-	return i2c_write(chip_no, reg, 1, &val, 1);
-}
-
-static inline int palmas_read_u8(u8 chip_no, u8 reg, u8 *val)
-{
-	return i2c_read(chip_no, reg, 1, val, 1);
-}
-
 void palmas_init_settings(void)
 {
 	return;
@@ -57,7 +35,7 @@ int palmas_mmc1_poweron_ldo(void)
 	/* set LDO9 TWL6035 to 3V */
 	val = 0x2b; /* (3 -.9)*28 +1 */
 
-	if (palmas_write_u8(0x48, LDO9_VOLTAGE, val)) {
+	if (palmas_i2c_write_u8(0x48, LDO9_VOLTAGE, val)) {
 		printf("twl6035: could not set LDO9 voltage.\n");
 		return 1;
 	}
@@ -65,7 +43,7 @@ int palmas_mmc1_poweron_ldo(void)
 	/* TURN ON LDO9 */
 	val = LDO_ON | LDO_MODE_SLEEP | LDO_MODE_ACTIVE;
 
-	if (palmas_write_u8(0x48, LDO9_CTRL, val)) {
+	if (palmas_i2c_write_u8(0x48, LDO9_CTRL, val)) {
 		printf("twl6035: could not turn on LDO9.\n");
 		return 1;
 	}
diff --git a/include/palmas.h b/include/palmas.h
index 305092e1ceed88d97a666bbb14e70c68f0015f67..e629fbf9988dacc88215a24d1518352c6647dcfd 100644
--- a/include/palmas.h
+++ b/include/palmas.h
@@ -36,7 +36,19 @@
 #define LDO_MODE_SLEEP		(1 << 2)
 #define LDO_MODE_ACTIVE		(1 << 0)
 
-int twl6035_i2c_write_u8(u8 chip_no, u8 val, u8 reg);
-int twl6035_i2c_read_u8(u8 chip_no, u8 *val, u8 reg);
+/*
+ * Functions to read and write from TPS659038/TWL6035/TWL6037
+ * or other Palmas family of TI PMICs
+ */
+static inline int palmas_i2c_write_u8(u8 chip_no, u8 reg, u8 val)
+{
+	return i2c_write(chip_no, reg, 1, &val, 1);
+}
+
+static inline int palmas_i2c_read_u8(u8 chip_no, u8 reg, u8 *val)
+{
+	return i2c_read(chip_no, reg, 1, val, 1);
+}
+
 void palmas_init_settings(void);
 int palmas_mmc1_poweron_ldo(void);