diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16209_trigger.c b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16209_trigger.c
index 2ad93dcaf40d..112280346eb6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16209_trigger.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16209_trigger.c
@@ -7,15 +7,6 @@
 #include <linux/iio/trigger.h>
 #include "adis16209.h"
 
-/**
- * adis16209_data_rdy_trig_poll() the event handler for the data rdy trig
- **/
-static irqreturn_t adis16209_data_rdy_trig_poll(int irq, void *trig)
-{
-	iio_trigger_poll(trig, iio_get_time_ns());
-	return IRQ_HANDLED;
-}
-
 /**
  * adis16209_data_rdy_trigger_set_state() set datardy interrupt state
  **/
@@ -45,7 +36,7 @@ int adis16209_probe_trigger(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 	}
 
 	ret = request_irq(st->us->irq,
-			  adis16209_data_rdy_trig_poll,
+			  iio_trigger_generic_data_rdy_poll,
 			  IRQF_TRIGGER_RISING,
 			  "adis16209",
 			  st->trig);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16240_trigger.c b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16240_trigger.c
index fa90a22b143e..f3caf09dcb89 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16240_trigger.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/accel/adis16240_trigger.c
@@ -7,15 +7,6 @@
 #include <linux/iio/trigger.h>
 #include "adis16240.h"
 
-/**
- * adis16240_data_rdy_trig_poll() the event handler for the data rdy trig
- **/
-static irqreturn_t adis16240_data_rdy_trig_poll(int irq, void *trig)
-{
-	iio_trigger_poll(trig, iio_get_time_ns());
-	return IRQ_HANDLED;
-}
-
 /**
  * adis16240_data_rdy_trigger_set_state() set datardy interrupt state
  **/
@@ -45,7 +36,7 @@ int adis16240_probe_trigger(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 	}
 
 	ret = request_irq(st->us->irq,
-			  adis16240_data_rdy_trig_poll,
+			  iio_trigger_generic_data_rdy_poll,
 			  IRQF_TRIGGER_RISING,
 			  "adis16240",
 			  st->trig);