diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7854-i2c.c b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7854-i2c.c
index 20db8eedb84a..162c171a8851 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7854-i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7854-i2c.c
@@ -110,38 +110,6 @@ static int ade7854_i2c_read_reg(struct device *dev,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int ade7854_i2c_read_reg_8(struct device *dev,
-				  u16 reg_address,
-				  u8 *val)
-{
-	return ade7854_i2c_read_reg(dev, reg_address, (u32 *)val,
-				    DATA_SIZE_8_BITS);
-}
-
-static int ade7854_i2c_read_reg_16(struct device *dev,
-				   u16 reg_address,
-				   u16 *val)
-{
-	return ade7854_i2c_read_reg(dev, reg_address, (u32 *)val,
-				    DATA_SIZE_16_BITS);
-}
-
-static int ade7854_i2c_read_reg_24(struct device *dev,
-				   u16 reg_address,
-				   u32 *val)
-{
-	return ade7854_i2c_read_reg(dev, reg_address, (u32 *)val,
-				    DATA_SIZE_24_BITS);
-}
-
-static int ade7854_i2c_read_reg_32(struct device *dev,
-				   u16 reg_address,
-				   u32 *val)
-{
-	return ade7854_i2c_read_reg(dev, reg_address, (u32 *)val,
-				    DATA_SIZE_32_BITS);
-}
-
 static int ade7854_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 			     const struct i2c_device_id *id)
 {
@@ -153,10 +121,7 @@ static int ade7854_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	st = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, indio_dev);
-	st->read_reg_8 = ade7854_i2c_read_reg_8;
-	st->read_reg_16 = ade7854_i2c_read_reg_16;
-	st->read_reg_24 = ade7854_i2c_read_reg_24;
-	st->read_reg_32 = ade7854_i2c_read_reg_32;
+	st->read_reg = ade7854_i2c_read_reg;
 	st->write_reg = ade7854_i2c_write_reg;
 	st->i2c = client;
 	st->irq = client->irq;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7854-spi.c b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7854-spi.c
index 964d6c6e76d1..66b8a8767a26 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7854-spi.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7854-spi.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static int ade7854_spi_read_reg(struct device *dev,
 	st->tx[2] = reg_address & 0xFF;
 
 	ret = spi_sync_transfer(st->spi, xfers, ARRAY_SIZE(xfers));
-	if (ret) {
+	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(&st->spi->dev, "problem when reading register 0x%02X",
 			reg_address);
 		goto unlock;
@@ -120,38 +120,6 @@ static int ade7854_spi_read_reg(struct device *dev,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int ade7854_spi_read_reg_8(struct device *dev,
-				  u16 reg_address,
-				  u8 *val)
-{
-	return ade7854_spi_read_reg(dev, reg_address, (u32 *)val,
-				    DATA_SIZE_8_BITS);
-}
-
-static int ade7854_spi_read_reg_16(struct device *dev,
-				   u16 reg_address,
-				   u16 *val)
-{
-	return ade7854_spi_read_reg(dev, reg_address, (u32 *)val,
-				    DATA_SIZE_16_BITS);
-}
-
-static int ade7854_spi_read_reg_24(struct device *dev,
-				   u16 reg_address,
-				   u32 *val)
-{
-	return ade7854_spi_read_reg(dev, reg_address, (u32 *)val,
-				    DATA_SIZE_24_BITS);
-}
-
-static int ade7854_spi_read_reg_32(struct device *dev,
-				   u16 reg_address,
-				   u32 *val)
-{
-	return ade7854_spi_read_reg(dev, reg_address, (u32 *)val,
-				    DATA_SIZE_32_BITS);
-}
-
 static int ade7854_spi_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 {
 	struct ade7854_state *st;
@@ -162,10 +130,7 @@ static int ade7854_spi_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	st = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 	spi_set_drvdata(spi, indio_dev);
-	st->read_reg_8 = ade7854_spi_read_reg_8;
-	st->read_reg_16 = ade7854_spi_read_reg_16;
-	st->read_reg_24 = ade7854_spi_read_reg_24;
-	st->read_reg_32 = ade7854_spi_read_reg_32;
+	st->read_reg = ade7854_spi_read_reg;
 	st->write_reg = ade7854_spi_write_reg;
 	st->irq = spi->irq;
 	st->spi = spi;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7854.c b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7854.c
index 4aa7c6ce0016..09fd8c067738 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7854.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7854.c
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ static ssize_t ade7854_read_8bit(struct device *dev,
 				 char *buf)
 {
 	int ret;
-	u8 val = 0;
+	u32 val = 0;
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = dev_to_iio_dev(dev);
 	struct ade7854_state *st = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 	struct iio_dev_attr *this_attr = to_iio_dev_attr(attr);
 
-	ret = st->read_reg_8(dev, this_attr->address, &val);
+	ret = st->read_reg(dev, this_attr->address, &val, DATA_SIZE_8_BITS);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ static ssize_t ade7854_read_16bit(struct device *dev,
 				  char *buf)
 {
 	int ret;
-	u16 val = 0;
+	u32 val = 0;
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = dev_to_iio_dev(dev);
 	struct ade7854_state *st = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 	struct iio_dev_attr *this_attr = to_iio_dev_attr(attr);
 
-	ret = st->read_reg_16(dev, this_attr->address, &val);
+	ret = st->read_reg(dev, this_attr->address, &val, DATA_SIZE_16_BITS);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static ssize_t ade7854_read_24bit(struct device *dev,
 	struct ade7854_state *st = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 	struct iio_dev_attr *this_attr = to_iio_dev_attr(attr);
 
-	ret = st->read_reg_24(dev, this_attr->address, &val);
+	ret = st->read_reg(dev, this_attr->address, &val, DATA_SIZE_24_BITS);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ static ssize_t ade7854_read_32bit(struct device *dev,
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = dev_to_iio_dev(dev);
 	struct ade7854_state *st = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 
-	ret = st->read_reg_32(dev, this_attr->address, &val);
+	ret = st->read_reg(dev, this_attr->address, &val, DATA_SIZE_32_BITS);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -178,9 +178,9 @@ static int ade7854_reset(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = dev_to_iio_dev(dev);
 	struct ade7854_state *st = iio_priv(indio_dev);
-	u16 val;
+	u32 val;
 
-	st->read_reg_16(dev, ADE7854_CONFIG, &val);
+	st->read_reg(dev, ADE7854_CONFIG, &val, DATA_SIZE_16_BITS);
 	val |= BIT(7); /* Software Chip Reset */
 
 	return st->write_reg(dev, ADE7854_CONFIG, val, DATA_SIZE_16_BITS);
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ static int ade7854_set_irq(struct device *dev, bool enable)
 	int ret;
 	u32 irqen;
 
-	ret = st->read_reg_32(dev, ADE7854_MASK0, &irqen);
+	ret = st->read_reg(dev, ADE7854_MASK0, &irqen, DATA_SIZE_32_BITS);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7854.h b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7854.h
index aa29faf7c91f..78584f01d052 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7854.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/meter/ade7854.h
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ enum data_size {
 /**
  * struct ade7854_state - device instance specific data
  * @spi:		actual spi_device
+ * @read_reg		Wrapper function for I2C and SPI read
  * @write_reg		Wrapper function for I2C and SPI write
  * @indio_dev:		industrial I/O device structure
  * @buf_lock:		mutex to protect tx and rx
@@ -162,10 +163,8 @@ enum data_size {
 struct ade7854_state {
 	struct spi_device *spi;
 	struct i2c_client *i2c;
-	int (*read_reg_8)(struct device *dev, u16 reg_address, u8 *val);
-	int (*read_reg_16)(struct device *dev, u16 reg_address, u16 *val);
-	int (*read_reg_24)(struct device *dev, u16 reg_address, u32 *val);
-	int (*read_reg_32)(struct device *dev, u16 reg_address, u32 *val);
+	int (*read_reg)(struct device *dev, u16 reg_address, u32 *val,
+			int type);
 	int (*write_reg)(struct device *dev, u16 reg_address, u32 val,
 			 int type);
 	int irq;
