diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/Kconfig b/drivers/iio/adc/Kconfig
index 4eebd5161419..10e0e340cdae 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/Kconfig
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ config AD799X
 config AD9467
 	tristate "Analog Devices AD9467 High Speed ADC driver"
 	depends on SPI
-	depends on ADI_AXI_ADC
+	select IIO_BACKEND
 	help
 	  Say yes here to build support for Analog Devices:
 	  * AD9467 16-Bit, 200 MSPS/250 MSPS Analog-to-Digital Converter
diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ad9467.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ad9467.c
index 6581fce4ba95..c9f48ac19cd2 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/ad9467.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ad9467.c
@@ -17,13 +17,12 @@
 #include <linux/of.h>
 
 
+#include <linux/iio/backend.h>
 #include <linux/iio/iio.h>
 #include <linux/iio/sysfs.h>
 
 #include <linux/clk.h>
 
-#include <linux/iio/adc/adi-axi-adc.h>
-
 /*
  * ADI High-Speed ADC common spi interface registers
  * See Application-Note AN-877:
@@ -102,15 +101,20 @@
 #define AD9467_REG_VREF_MASK		0x0F
 
 struct ad9467_chip_info {
-	struct adi_axi_adc_chip_info	axi_adc_info;
-	unsigned int			default_output_mode;
-	unsigned int			vref_mask;
+	const char		*name;
+	unsigned int		id;
+	const struct		iio_chan_spec *channels;
+	unsigned int		num_channels;
+	const unsigned int	(*scale_table)[2];
+	int			num_scales;
+	unsigned long		max_rate;
+	unsigned int		default_output_mode;
+	unsigned int		vref_mask;
 };
 
-#define to_ad9467_chip_info(_info)	\
-	container_of(_info, struct ad9467_chip_info, axi_adc_info)
-
 struct ad9467_state {
+	const struct ad9467_chip_info	*info;
+	struct iio_backend		*back;
 	struct spi_device		*spi;
 	struct clk			*clk;
 	unsigned int			output_mode;
@@ -151,10 +155,10 @@ static int ad9467_spi_write(struct spi_device *spi, unsigned int reg,
 	return spi_write(spi, buf, ARRAY_SIZE(buf));
 }
 
-static int ad9467_reg_access(struct adi_axi_adc_conv *conv, unsigned int reg,
+static int ad9467_reg_access(struct iio_dev *indio_dev, unsigned int reg,
 			     unsigned int writeval, unsigned int *readval)
 {
-	struct ad9467_state *st = adi_axi_adc_conv_priv(conv);
+	struct ad9467_state *st = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 	struct spi_device *spi = st->spi;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -191,14 +195,13 @@ static const unsigned int ad9467_scale_table[][2] = {
 	{2300, 8}, {2400, 9}, {2500, 10},
 };
 
-static void __ad9467_get_scale(struct adi_axi_adc_conv *conv, int index,
+static void __ad9467_get_scale(struct ad9467_state *st, int index,
 			       unsigned int *val, unsigned int *val2)
 {
-	const struct adi_axi_adc_chip_info *info = conv->chip_info;
-	const struct iio_chan_spec *chan = &info->channels[0];
+	const struct iio_chan_spec *chan = &st->info->channels[0];
 	unsigned int tmp;
 
-	tmp = (info->scale_table[index][0] * 1000000ULL) >>
+	tmp = (st->info->scale_table[index][0] * 1000000ULL) >>
 			chan->scan_type.realbits;
 	*val = tmp / 1000000;
 	*val2 = tmp % 1000000;
@@ -229,52 +232,43 @@ static const struct iio_chan_spec ad9467_channels[] = {
 };
 
 static const struct ad9467_chip_info ad9467_chip_tbl = {
-	.axi_adc_info = {
-		.name = "ad9467",
-		.id = CHIPID_AD9467,
-		.max_rate = 250000000UL,
-		.scale_table = ad9467_scale_table,
-		.num_scales = ARRAY_SIZE(ad9467_scale_table),
-		.channels = ad9467_channels,
-		.num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(ad9467_channels),
-	},
+	.name = "ad9467",
+	.id = CHIPID_AD9467,
+	.max_rate = 250000000UL,
+	.scale_table = ad9467_scale_table,
+	.num_scales = ARRAY_SIZE(ad9467_scale_table),
+	.channels = ad9467_channels,
+	.num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(ad9467_channels),
 	.default_output_mode = AD9467_DEF_OUTPUT_MODE,
 	.vref_mask = AD9467_REG_VREF_MASK,
 };
 
 static const struct ad9467_chip_info ad9434_chip_tbl = {
-	.axi_adc_info = {
-		.name = "ad9434",
-		.id = CHIPID_AD9434,
-		.max_rate = 500000000UL,
-		.scale_table = ad9434_scale_table,
-		.num_scales = ARRAY_SIZE(ad9434_scale_table),
-		.channels = ad9434_channels,
-		.num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(ad9434_channels),
-	},
+	.name = "ad9434",
+	.id = CHIPID_AD9434,
+	.max_rate = 500000000UL,
+	.scale_table = ad9434_scale_table,
+	.num_scales = ARRAY_SIZE(ad9434_scale_table),
+	.channels = ad9434_channels,
+	.num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(ad9434_channels),
 	.default_output_mode = AD9434_DEF_OUTPUT_MODE,
 	.vref_mask = AD9434_REG_VREF_MASK,
 };
 
 static const struct ad9467_chip_info ad9265_chip_tbl = {
-	.axi_adc_info = {
-		.name = "ad9265",
-		.id = CHIPID_AD9265,
-		.max_rate = 125000000UL,
-		.scale_table = ad9265_scale_table,
-		.num_scales = ARRAY_SIZE(ad9265_scale_table),
-		.channels = ad9467_channels,
-		.num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(ad9467_channels),
-	},
+	.name = "ad9265",
+	.id = CHIPID_AD9265,
+	.max_rate = 125000000UL,
+	.scale_table = ad9265_scale_table,
+	.num_scales = ARRAY_SIZE(ad9265_scale_table),
+	.channels = ad9467_channels,
+	.num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(ad9467_channels),
 	.default_output_mode = AD9265_DEF_OUTPUT_MODE,
 	.vref_mask = AD9265_REG_VREF_MASK,
 };
 
-static int ad9467_get_scale(struct adi_axi_adc_conv *conv, int *val, int *val2)
+static int ad9467_get_scale(struct ad9467_state *st, int *val, int *val2)
 {
-	const struct adi_axi_adc_chip_info *info = conv->chip_info;
-	const struct ad9467_chip_info *info1 = to_ad9467_chip_info(info);
-	struct ad9467_state *st = adi_axi_adc_conv_priv(conv);
 	unsigned int i, vref_val;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -282,25 +276,23 @@ static int ad9467_get_scale(struct adi_axi_adc_conv *conv, int *val, int *val2)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	vref_val = ret & info1->vref_mask;
+	vref_val = ret & st->info->vref_mask;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < info->num_scales; i++) {
-		if (vref_val == info->scale_table[i][1])
+	for (i = 0; i < st->info->num_scales; i++) {
+		if (vref_val == st->info->scale_table[i][1])
 			break;
 	}
 
-	if (i == info->num_scales)
+	if (i == st->info->num_scales)
 		return -ERANGE;
 
-	__ad9467_get_scale(conv, i, val, val2);
+	__ad9467_get_scale(st, i, val, val2);
 
 	return IIO_VAL_INT_PLUS_MICRO;
 }
 
-static int ad9467_set_scale(struct adi_axi_adc_conv *conv, int val, int val2)
+static int ad9467_set_scale(struct ad9467_state *st, int val, int val2)
 {
-	const struct adi_axi_adc_chip_info *info = conv->chip_info;
-	struct ad9467_state *st = adi_axi_adc_conv_priv(conv);
 	unsigned int scale_val[2];
 	unsigned int i;
 	int ret;
@@ -308,14 +300,14 @@ static int ad9467_set_scale(struct adi_axi_adc_conv *conv, int val, int val2)
 	if (val != 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < info->num_scales; i++) {
-		__ad9467_get_scale(conv, i, &scale_val[0], &scale_val[1]);
+	for (i = 0; i < st->info->num_scales; i++) {
+		__ad9467_get_scale(st, i, &scale_val[0], &scale_val[1]);
 		if (scale_val[0] != val || scale_val[1] != val2)
 			continue;
 
 		guard(mutex)(&st->lock);
 		ret = ad9467_spi_write(st->spi, AN877_ADC_REG_VREF,
-				       info->scale_table[i][1]);
+				       st->info->scale_table[i][1]);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
 
@@ -326,15 +318,15 @@ static int ad9467_set_scale(struct adi_axi_adc_conv *conv, int val, int val2)
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-static int ad9467_read_raw(struct adi_axi_adc_conv *conv,
+static int ad9467_read_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 			   struct iio_chan_spec const *chan,
 			   int *val, int *val2, long m)
 {
-	struct ad9467_state *st = adi_axi_adc_conv_priv(conv);
+	struct ad9467_state *st = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 
 	switch (m) {
 	case IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE:
-		return ad9467_get_scale(conv, val, val2);
+		return ad9467_get_scale(st, val, val2);
 	case IIO_CHAN_INFO_SAMP_FREQ:
 		*val = clk_get_rate(st->clk);
 
@@ -344,20 +336,19 @@ static int ad9467_read_raw(struct adi_axi_adc_conv *conv,
 	}
 }
 
-static int ad9467_write_raw(struct adi_axi_adc_conv *conv,
+static int ad9467_write_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 			    struct iio_chan_spec const *chan,
 			    int val, int val2, long mask)
 {
-	const struct adi_axi_adc_chip_info *info = conv->chip_info;
-	struct ad9467_state *st = adi_axi_adc_conv_priv(conv);
+	struct ad9467_state *st = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 	long r_clk;
 
 	switch (mask) {
 	case IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE:
-		return ad9467_set_scale(conv, val, val2);
+		return ad9467_set_scale(st, val, val2);
 	case IIO_CHAN_INFO_SAMP_FREQ:
 		r_clk = clk_round_rate(st->clk, val);
-		if (r_clk < 0 || r_clk > info->max_rate) {
+		if (r_clk < 0 || r_clk > st->info->max_rate) {
 			dev_warn(&st->spi->dev,
 				 "Error setting ADC sample rate %ld", r_clk);
 			return -EINVAL;
@@ -369,26 +360,53 @@ static int ad9467_write_raw(struct adi_axi_adc_conv *conv,
 	}
 }
 
-static int ad9467_read_avail(struct adi_axi_adc_conv *conv,
+static int ad9467_read_avail(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 			     struct iio_chan_spec const *chan,
 			     const int **vals, int *type, int *length,
 			     long mask)
 {
-	const struct adi_axi_adc_chip_info *info = conv->chip_info;
-	struct ad9467_state *st = adi_axi_adc_conv_priv(conv);
+	struct ad9467_state *st = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 
 	switch (mask) {
 	case IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE:
 		*vals = (const int *)st->scales;
 		*type = IIO_VAL_INT_PLUS_MICRO;
 		/* Values are stored in a 2D matrix */
-		*length = info->num_scales * 2;
+		*length = st->info->num_scales * 2;
 		return IIO_AVAIL_LIST;
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 }
 
+static int ad9467_update_scan_mode(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
+				   const unsigned long *scan_mask)
+{
+	struct ad9467_state *st = iio_priv(indio_dev);
+	unsigned int c;
+	int ret;
+
+	for (c = 0; c < st->info->num_channels; c++) {
+		if (test_bit(c, scan_mask))
+			ret = iio_backend_chan_enable(st->back, c);
+		else
+			ret = iio_backend_chan_disable(st->back, c);
+
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static const struct iio_info ad9467_info = {
+	.read_raw = ad9467_read_raw,
+	.write_raw = ad9467_write_raw,
+	.update_scan_mode = ad9467_update_scan_mode,
+	.debugfs_reg_access = ad9467_reg_access,
+	.read_avail = ad9467_read_avail,
+};
+
 static int ad9467_outputmode_set(struct spi_device *spi, unsigned int mode)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -401,19 +419,17 @@ static int ad9467_outputmode_set(struct spi_device *spi, unsigned int mode)
 				AN877_ADC_TRANSFER_SYNC);
 }
 
-static int ad9467_scale_fill(struct adi_axi_adc_conv *conv)
+static int ad9467_scale_fill(struct ad9467_state *st)
 {
-	const struct adi_axi_adc_chip_info *info = conv->chip_info;
-	struct ad9467_state *st = adi_axi_adc_conv_priv(conv);
 	unsigned int i, val1, val2;
 
-	st->scales = devm_kmalloc_array(&st->spi->dev, info->num_scales,
+	st->scales = devm_kmalloc_array(&st->spi->dev, st->info->num_scales,
 					sizeof(*st->scales), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!st->scales)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < info->num_scales; i++) {
-		__ad9467_get_scale(conv, i, &val1, &val2);
+	for (i = 0; i < st->info->num_scales; i++) {
+		__ad9467_get_scale(st, i, &val1, &val2);
 		st->scales[i][0] = val1;
 		st->scales[i][1] = val2;
 	}
@@ -421,11 +437,27 @@ static int ad9467_scale_fill(struct adi_axi_adc_conv *conv)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int ad9467_preenable_setup(struct adi_axi_adc_conv *conv)
+static int ad9467_setup(struct ad9467_state *st)
 {
-	struct ad9467_state *st = adi_axi_adc_conv_priv(conv);
+	struct iio_backend_data_fmt data = {
+		.sign_extend = true,
+		.enable = true,
+	};
+	unsigned int c, mode;
+	int ret;
+
+	mode = st->info->default_output_mode | AN877_ADC_OUTPUT_MODE_TWOS_COMPLEMENT;
+	ret = ad9467_outputmode_set(st->spi, mode);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
-	return ad9467_outputmode_set(st->spi, st->output_mode);
+	for (c = 0; c < st->info->num_channels; c++) {
+		ret = iio_backend_data_format_set(st->back, c, &data);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int ad9467_reset(struct device *dev)
@@ -443,25 +475,63 @@ static int ad9467_reset(struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int ad9467_iio_backend_get(struct ad9467_state *st)
+{
+	struct device *dev = &st->spi->dev;
+	struct device_node *__back;
+
+	st->back = devm_iio_backend_get_optional(&st->spi->dev, NULL);
+	if (IS_ERR(st->back))
+		return PTR_ERR(st->back);
+	if (st->back)
+		return 0;
+	/*
+	 * if we don't get the backend using the normal API's, use the legacy
+	 * 'adi,adc-dev' property. So we get all nodes with that property, and
+	 * look for the one pointing at us. Then we directly lookup that fwnode
+	 * on the backend list of registered devices. This is done so we don't
+	 * make io-backends mandatory which would break DT ABI.
+	 */
+	for_each_node_with_property(__back, "adi,adc-dev") {
+		struct device_node *__me;
+
+		__me = of_parse_phandle(__back, "adi,adc-dev", 0);
+		if (!__me)
+			continue;
+
+		if (!device_match_of_node(dev, __me)) {
+			of_node_put(__me);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		of_node_put(__me);
+		st->back = devm_iio_backend_get_from_fwnode_lookup(dev,
+								   of_fwnode_handle(__back));
+		of_node_put(__back);
+		return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(st->back);
+	}
+
+	return -ENODEV;
+}
+
 static int ad9467_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 {
-	const struct ad9467_chip_info *info;
-	struct adi_axi_adc_conv *conv;
+	struct iio_dev *indio_dev;
 	struct ad9467_state *st;
 	unsigned int id;
 	int ret;
 
-	info = spi_get_device_match_data(spi);
-	if (!info)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	conv = devm_adi_axi_adc_conv_register(&spi->dev, sizeof(*st));
-	if (IS_ERR(conv))
-		return PTR_ERR(conv);
+	indio_dev = devm_iio_device_alloc(&spi->dev, sizeof(*st));
+	if (!indio_dev)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	st = adi_axi_adc_conv_priv(conv);
+	st = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 	st->spi = spi;
 
+	st->info = spi_get_device_match_data(spi);
+	if (!st->info)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	st->clk = devm_clk_get_enabled(&spi->dev, "adc-clk");
 	if (IS_ERR(st->clk))
 		return PTR_ERR(st->clk);
@@ -475,29 +545,39 @@ static int ad9467_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	conv->chip_info = &info->axi_adc_info;
-
-	ret = ad9467_scale_fill(conv);
+	ret = ad9467_scale_fill(st);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
 	id = ad9467_spi_read(spi, AN877_ADC_REG_CHIP_ID);
-	if (id != conv->chip_info->id) {
+	if (id != st->info->id) {
 		dev_err(&spi->dev, "Mismatch CHIP_ID, got 0x%X, expected 0x%X\n",
-			id, conv->chip_info->id);
+			id, st->info->id);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	conv->reg_access = ad9467_reg_access;
-	conv->write_raw = ad9467_write_raw;
-	conv->read_raw = ad9467_read_raw;
-	conv->read_avail = ad9467_read_avail;
-	conv->preenable_setup = ad9467_preenable_setup;
+	indio_dev->name = st->info->name;
+	indio_dev->channels = st->info->channels;
+	indio_dev->num_channels = st->info->num_channels;
+	indio_dev->info = &ad9467_info;
 
-	st->output_mode = info->default_output_mode |
-			  AN877_ADC_OUTPUT_MODE_TWOS_COMPLEMENT;
+	ret = ad9467_iio_backend_get(st);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
-	return 0;
+	ret = devm_iio_backend_request_buffer(&spi->dev, st->back, indio_dev);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = iio_backend_enable(st->back);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = ad9467_setup(st);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	return devm_iio_device_register(&spi->dev, indio_dev);
 }
 
 static const struct of_device_id ad9467_of_match[] = {
@@ -529,4 +609,4 @@ module_spi_driver(ad9467_driver);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Michael Hennerich <michael.hennerich@analog.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Analog Devices AD9467 ADC driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
-MODULE_IMPORT_NS(IIO_ADI_AXI);
+MODULE_IMPORT_NS(IIO_BACKEND);
