diff --git a/sound/hda/codecs/realtek/realtek.c b/sound/hda/codecs/realtek/realtek.c
index 39a1ead3b743..d9b2f1993eaf 100644
--- a/sound/hda/codecs/realtek/realtek.c
+++ b/sound/hda/codecs/realtek/realtek.c
@@ -123,22 +123,17 @@ void alc_update_gpio_data(struct hda_codec *codec, unsigned int mask,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(alc_update_gpio_data, "SND_HDA_CODEC_REALTEK");
 
-void alc_write_gpio(struct hda_codec *codec)
+static void alc_write_gpio(struct hda_codec *codec)
 {
 	struct alc_spec *spec = codec->spec;
 
 	if (!spec->gpio_mask)
 		return;
 
-	snd_hda_codec_write(codec, codec->core.afg, 0,
-			    AC_VERB_SET_GPIO_MASK, spec->gpio_mask);
-	snd_hda_codec_write(codec, codec->core.afg, 0,
-			    AC_VERB_SET_GPIO_DIRECTION, spec->gpio_dir);
-	if (spec->gpio_write_delay)
-		msleep(1);
-	alc_write_gpio_data(codec);
+	snd_hda_codec_set_gpio(codec, spec->gpio_mask, spec->gpio_dir,
+			       spec->gpio_data,
+			       spec->gpio_write_delay ? 1 : 0);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(alc_write_gpio, "SND_HDA_CODEC_REALTEK");
 
 void alc_fixup_gpio(struct hda_codec *codec, int action, unsigned int mask)
 {
diff --git a/sound/hda/codecs/realtek/realtek.h b/sound/hda/codecs/realtek/realtek.h
index b2a919904c4c..2ca15a6c2a08 100644
--- a/sound/hda/codecs/realtek/realtek.h
+++ b/sound/hda/codecs/realtek/realtek.h
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ void alc_setup_gpio(struct hda_codec *codec, unsigned int mask);
 void alc_write_gpio_data(struct hda_codec *codec);
 void alc_update_gpio_data(struct hda_codec *codec, unsigned int mask,
 			  bool on);
-void alc_write_gpio(struct hda_codec *codec);
 
 /* common GPIO fixups */
 void alc_fixup_gpio(struct hda_codec *codec, int action, unsigned int mask);