diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi/sandbox.c b/drivers/mtd/spi/sandbox.c
index fecf6d4..c6a5c4b 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/spi/sandbox.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/spi/sandbox.c
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@
 		return -EEXIST;
 	}
 
-	ret = spi_bind_device(bus, cs, "spi_flash_std", spec, &slave);
+	ret = device_bind_driver(bus, "spi_flash_std", spec, &slave);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-uclass.c b/drivers/spi/spi-uclass.c
index 6bfc274..64eb1f6 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-uclass.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-uclass.c
@@ -188,27 +188,6 @@
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
 
-int spi_bind_device(struct udevice *bus, int cs, const char *drv_name,
-		    const char *dev_name, struct udevice **devp)
-{
-	struct driver *drv;
-	int ret;
-
-	drv = lists_driver_lookup_name(drv_name);
-	if (!drv) {
-		printf("Cannot find driver '%s'\n", drv_name);
-		return -ENOENT;
-	}
-	ret = device_bind(bus, drv, dev_name, NULL, -1, devp);
-	if (ret) {
-		printf("Cannot create device named '%s' (err=%d)\n",
-		       dev_name, ret);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int spi_find_bus_and_cs(int busnum, int cs, struct udevice **busp,
 			struct udevice **devp)
 {
@@ -255,7 +234,7 @@
 	if (ret == -ENODEV && drv_name) {
 		debug("%s: Binding new device '%s', busnum=%d, cs=%d, driver=%s\n",
 		      __func__, dev_name, busnum, cs, drv_name);
-		ret = spi_bind_device(bus, cs, drv_name, dev_name, &dev);
+		ret = device_bind_driver(bus, drv_name, dev_name, &dev);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 		created = true;
diff --git a/include/spi.h b/include/spi.h
index 5975cda..5b78271 100644
--- a/include/spi.h
+++ b/include/spi.h
@@ -544,20 +544,6 @@
 int spi_find_chip_select(struct udevice *bus, int cs, struct udevice **devp);
 
 /**
- * spi_bind_device() - bind a device to a bus's chip select
- *
- * This binds a new device to an given chip select (which must be unused).
- *
- * @bus:	SPI bus to search
- * @cs:		Chip select to attach to
- * @drv_name:	Name of driver to attach to this chip select
- * @dev_name:	Name of the new device thus created
- * @devp:	Returns the newly bound device
- */
-int spi_bind_device(struct udevice *bus, int cs, const char *drv_name,
-		    const char *dev_name, struct udevice **devp);
-
-/**
  * spi_ofdata_to_platdata() - decode standard SPI platform data
  *
  * This decodes the speed and mode from a device tree node and puts it into