diff --git a/drivers/iio/inkern.c b/drivers/iio/inkern.c
index d4760bd1e9b1..9a46ca61ef02 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/inkern.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/inkern.c
@@ -92,8 +92,7 @@ int iio_map_array_unregister(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iio_map_array_unregister);
 
 static const struct iio_chan_spec
-*iio_chan_spec_from_name(const struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
-			 const char *name)
+*iio_chan_spec_from_name(const struct iio_dev *indio_dev, const char *name)
 {
 	int i;
 	const struct iio_chan_spec *chan = NULL;
@@ -108,8 +107,7 @@ static const struct iio_chan_spec
 }
 
 
-struct iio_channel *iio_st_channel_get(const char *name,
-				       const char *channel_name)
+struct iio_channel *iio_channel_get(const char *name, const char *channel_name)
 {
 	struct iio_map_internal *c_i = NULL, *c = NULL;
 	struct iio_channel *channel;
@@ -145,16 +143,16 @@ struct iio_channel *iio_st_channel_get(const char *name,
 
 	return channel;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iio_st_channel_get);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iio_channel_get);
 
-void iio_st_channel_release(struct iio_channel *channel)
+void iio_channel_release(struct iio_channel *channel)
 {
 	iio_device_put(channel->indio_dev);
 	kfree(channel);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iio_st_channel_release);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iio_channel_release);
 
-struct iio_channel *iio_st_channel_get_all(const char *name)
+struct iio_channel *iio_channel_get_all(const char *name)
 {
 	struct iio_channel *chans;
 	struct iio_map_internal *c = NULL;
@@ -217,9 +215,9 @@ struct iio_channel *iio_st_channel_get_all(const char *name)
 
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iio_st_channel_get_all);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iio_channel_get_all);
 
-void iio_st_channel_release_all(struct iio_channel *channels)
+void iio_channel_release_all(struct iio_channel *channels)
 {
 	struct iio_channel *chan = &channels[0];
 
@@ -229,9 +227,9 @@ void iio_st_channel_release_all(struct iio_channel *channels)
 	}
 	kfree(channels);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iio_st_channel_release_all);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iio_channel_release_all);
 
-int iio_st_read_channel_raw(struct iio_channel *chan, int *val)
+int iio_read_channel_raw(struct iio_channel *chan, int *val)
 {
 	int val2, ret;
 
@@ -248,9 +246,9 @@ int iio_st_read_channel_raw(struct iio_channel *chan, int *val)
 
 	return ret;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iio_st_read_channel_raw);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iio_read_channel_raw);
 
-int iio_st_read_channel_scale(struct iio_channel *chan, int *val, int *val2)
+int iio_read_channel_scale(struct iio_channel *chan, int *val, int *val2)
 {
 	int ret;
 
@@ -269,10 +267,9 @@ int iio_st_read_channel_scale(struct iio_channel *chan, int *val, int *val2)
 
 	return ret;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iio_st_read_channel_scale);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iio_read_channel_scale);
 
-int iio_st_get_channel_type(struct iio_channel *chan,
-			    enum iio_chan_type *type)
+int iio_get_channel_type(struct iio_channel *chan, enum iio_chan_type *type)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	/* Need to verify underlying driver has not gone away */
@@ -289,4 +286,4 @@ int iio_st_get_channel_type(struct iio_channel *chan,
 
 	return ret;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iio_st_get_channel_type);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iio_get_channel_type);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/iio_hwmon.c b/drivers/staging/iio/iio_hwmon.c
index b03554fee443..27d27ec9521f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/iio_hwmon.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/iio_hwmon.c
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ static ssize_t iio_hwmon_read_val(struct device *dev,
 	 * No locking between this pair, so theoretically possible
 	 * the scale has changed.
 	 */
-	ret = iio_st_read_channel_raw(&state->channels[sattr->index],
+	ret = iio_read_channel_raw(&state->channels[sattr->index],
 				      &val);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = iio_st_read_channel_scale(&state->channels[sattr->index],
+	ret = iio_read_channel_scale(&state->channels[sattr->index],
 					&scaleint, &scalepart);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ static int __devinit iio_hwmon_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto error_ret;
 	}
 
-	st->channels = iio_st_channel_get_all(dev_name(&pdev->dev));
+	st->channels = iio_channel_get_all(dev_name(&pdev->dev));
 	if (IS_ERR(st->channels)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(st->channels);
 		goto error_free_state;
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ static int __devinit iio_hwmon_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		}
 
 		sysfs_attr_init(&a->dev_attr.attr);
-		ret = iio_st_get_channel_type(&st->channels[i], &type);
+		ret = iio_get_channel_type(&st->channels[i], &type);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			kfree(a);
 			goto error_free_attrs;
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ static int __devinit iio_hwmon_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	iio_hwmon_free_attrs(st);
 	kfree(st->attrs);
 error_release_channels:
-	iio_st_channel_release_all(st->channels);
+	iio_channel_release_all(st->channels);
 error_free_state:
 	kfree(st);
 error_ret:
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ static int __devexit iio_hwmon_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	sysfs_remove_group(&pdev->dev.kobj, &st->attr_group);
 	iio_hwmon_free_attrs(st);
 	kfree(st->attrs);
-	iio_st_channel_release_all(st->channels);
+	iio_channel_release_all(st->channels);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/iio/consumer.h b/include/linux/iio/consumer.h
index 1a15e560a5a1..e2657e6d4d26 100644
--- a/include/linux/iio/consumer.h
+++ b/include/linux/iio/consumer.h
@@ -33,17 +33,17 @@ struct iio_channel {
  *			side. This typically describes the channels use within
  *			the consumer. E.g. 'battery_voltage'
  */
-struct iio_channel *iio_st_channel_get(const char *name,
-				       const char *consumer_channel);
+struct iio_channel *iio_channel_get(const char *name,
+				    const char *consumer_channel);
 
 /**
- * iio_st_channel_release() - release channels obtained via iio_st_channel_get
+ * iio_channel_release() - release channels obtained via iio_channel_get
  * @chan:		The channel to be released.
  */
-void iio_st_channel_release(struct iio_channel *chan);
+void iio_channel_release(struct iio_channel *chan);
 
 /**
- * iio_st_channel_get_all() - get all channels associated with a client
+ * iio_channel_get_all() - get all channels associated with a client
  * @name:		name of consumer device.
  *
  * Returns an array of iio_channel structures terminated with one with
@@ -51,37 +51,37 @@ void iio_st_channel_release(struct iio_channel *chan);
  * This function is used by fairly generic consumers to get all the
  * channels registered as having this consumer.
  */
-struct iio_channel *iio_st_channel_get_all(const char *name);
+struct iio_channel *iio_channel_get_all(const char *name);
 
 /**
- * iio_st_channel_release_all() - reverse iio_st_get_all
+ * iio_channel_release_all() - reverse iio_channel_get_all
  * @chan:		Array of channels to be released.
  */
-void iio_st_channel_release_all(struct iio_channel *chan);
+void iio_channel_release_all(struct iio_channel *chan);
 
 /**
- * iio_st_read_channel_raw() - read from a given channel
+ * iio_read_channel_raw() - read from a given channel
  * @channel:		The channel being queried.
  * @val:		Value read back.
  *
  * Note raw reads from iio channels are in adc counts and hence
  * scale will need to be applied if standard units required.
  */
-int iio_st_read_channel_raw(struct iio_channel *chan,
-			    int *val);
+int iio_read_channel_raw(struct iio_channel *chan,
+			 int *val);
 
 /**
- * iio_st_get_channel_type() - get the type of a channel
+ * iio_get_channel_type() - get the type of a channel
  * @channel:		The channel being queried.
  * @type:		The type of the channel.
  *
  * returns the enum iio_chan_type of the channel
  */
-int iio_st_get_channel_type(struct iio_channel *channel,
-			    enum iio_chan_type *type);
+int iio_get_channel_type(struct iio_channel *channel,
+			 enum iio_chan_type *type);
 
 /**
- * iio_st_read_channel_scale() - read the scale value for a channel
+ * iio_read_channel_scale() - read the scale value for a channel
  * @channel:		The channel being queried.
  * @val:		First part of value read back.
  * @val2:		Second part of value read back.
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ int iio_st_get_channel_type(struct iio_channel *channel,
  * as IIO_VAL_INT_PLUS_MICRO telling us we have a value of val
  * + val2/1e6
  */
-int iio_st_read_channel_scale(struct iio_channel *chan, int *val,
-			      int *val2);
+int iio_read_channel_scale(struct iio_channel *chan, int *val,
+			   int *val2);
 
 #endif