diff --git a/drivers/staging/pi433/pi433_if.c b/drivers/staging/pi433/pi433_if.c
index 069255f023c8..3f3e863e6cc8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/pi433/pi433_if.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/pi433/pi433_if.c
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ static int pi433_receive(void *data)
 		return retval;
 
 	/* now check RSSI, if low wait for getting high (RSSI interrupt) */
-	while (!rf69_get_flag(dev->spi, rssi_exceeded_threshold)) {
+	while (!(rf69_read_reg(spi, REG_IRQFLAGS1) & MASK_IRQFLAGS1_RSSI)) {
 		/* allow tx to interrupt us while waiting for high RSSI */
 		dev->interrupt_rx_allowed = true;
 		wake_up_interruptible(&dev->tx_wait_queue);
@@ -442,8 +442,8 @@ static int pi433_receive(void *data)
 		/* wait for RSSI level to become high */
 		dev_dbg(dev->dev, "rx: going to wait for high RSSI level\n");
 		retval = wait_event_interruptible(dev->rx_wait_queue,
-						  rf69_get_flag(dev->spi,
-								rssi_exceeded_threshold));
+						  rf69_read_reg(spi, REG_IRQFLAGS1)
+						  & MASK_IRQFLAGS1_RSSI);
 		if (retval) /* wait was interrupted */
 			goto abort;
 		dev->interrupt_rx_allowed = false;
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ static int pi433_receive(void *data)
 
 	/* get payload */
 	while (dev->rx_position < bytes_total) {
-		if (!rf69_get_flag(dev->spi, payload_ready)) {
+		if (!(rf69_read_reg(spi, REG_IRQFLAGS2) & MASK_IRQFLAGS2_PAYLOAD_READY)) {
 			retval = wait_event_interruptible(dev->fifo_wait_queue,
 							  dev->free_in_fifo < FIFO_SIZE);
 			if (retval) /* wait was interrupted */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/pi433/rf69.c b/drivers/staging/pi433/rf69.c
index 1a0081ebf63c..e5b23ab39c69 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/pi433/rf69.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/pi433/rf69.c
@@ -578,50 +578,6 @@ int rf69_set_dio_mapping(struct spi_device *spi, u8 dio_number, u8 value)
 	return rf69_write_reg(spi, dio_addr, dio_value);
 }
 
-bool rf69_get_flag(struct spi_device *spi, enum flag flag)
-{
-	switch (flag) {
-	case mode_switch_completed:
-		return (rf69_read_reg(spi, REG_IRQFLAGS1) & MASK_IRQFLAGS1_MODE_READY);
-	case ready_to_receive:
-		return (rf69_read_reg(spi, REG_IRQFLAGS1) & MASK_IRQFLAGS1_RX_READY);
-	case ready_to_send:
-		return (rf69_read_reg(spi, REG_IRQFLAGS1) & MASK_IRQFLAGS1_TX_READY);
-	case pll_locked:
-		return (rf69_read_reg(spi, REG_IRQFLAGS1) & MASK_IRQFLAGS1_PLL_LOCK);
-	case rssi_exceeded_threshold:
-		return (rf69_read_reg(spi, REG_IRQFLAGS1) & MASK_IRQFLAGS1_RSSI);
-	case timeout:
-		return (rf69_read_reg(spi, REG_IRQFLAGS1) & MASK_IRQFLAGS1_TIMEOUT);
-	case automode:
-		return (rf69_read_reg(spi, REG_IRQFLAGS1) & MASK_IRQFLAGS1_AUTOMODE);
-	case sync_address_match:
-		return (rf69_read_reg(spi, REG_IRQFLAGS1) & MASK_IRQFLAGS1_SYNC_ADDRESS_MATCH);
-	case fifo_full:
-		return (rf69_read_reg(spi, REG_IRQFLAGS2) & MASK_IRQFLAGS2_FIFO_FULL);
-/*
- *	case fifo_not_empty:
- *		return (rf69_read_reg(spi, REG_IRQFLAGS2) & MASK_IRQFLAGS2_FIFO_NOT_EMPTY);
- */
-	case fifo_empty:
-		return !(rf69_read_reg(spi, REG_IRQFLAGS2) & MASK_IRQFLAGS2_FIFO_NOT_EMPTY);
-	case fifo_level_below_threshold:
-		return (rf69_read_reg(spi, REG_IRQFLAGS2) & MASK_IRQFLAGS2_FIFO_LEVEL);
-	case fifo_overrun:
-		return (rf69_read_reg(spi, REG_IRQFLAGS2) & MASK_IRQFLAGS2_FIFO_OVERRUN);
-	case packet_sent:
-		return (rf69_read_reg(spi, REG_IRQFLAGS2) & MASK_IRQFLAGS2_PACKET_SENT);
-	case payload_ready:
-		return (rf69_read_reg(spi, REG_IRQFLAGS2) & MASK_IRQFLAGS2_PAYLOAD_READY);
-	case crc_ok:
-		return (rf69_read_reg(spi, REG_IRQFLAGS2) & MASK_IRQFLAGS2_CRC_OK);
-	case battery_low:
-		return (rf69_read_reg(spi, REG_IRQFLAGS2) & MASK_IRQFLAGS2_LOW_BAT);
-	default:
-		return false;
-	}
-}
-
 int rf69_set_rssi_threshold(struct spi_device *spi, u8 threshold)
 {
 	/* no value check needed - u8 exactly matches register size */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/pi433/rf69.h b/drivers/staging/pi433/rf69.h
index 3ff5609ecf2e..78fa0b8bab8b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/pi433/rf69.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/pi433/rf69.h
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ int rf69_set_bandwidth_during_afc(struct spi_device *spi,
 int rf69_set_ook_threshold_dec(struct spi_device *spi,
 			       enum threshold_decrement threshold_decrement);
 int rf69_set_dio_mapping(struct spi_device *spi, u8 dio_number, u8 value);
-bool rf69_get_flag(struct spi_device *spi, enum flag flag);
 int rf69_set_rssi_threshold(struct spi_device *spi, u8 threshold);
 int rf69_set_preamble_length(struct spi_device *spi, u16 preamble_length);
 int rf69_enable_sync(struct spi_device *spi);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/pi433/rf69_enum.h b/drivers/staging/pi433/rf69_enum.h
index b33a33a85d3b..9dc906124e98 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/pi433/rf69_enum.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/pi433/rf69_enum.h
@@ -84,26 +84,6 @@ enum threshold_decrement {
 	dec_16times
 };
 
-enum flag {
-	mode_switch_completed,
-	ready_to_receive,
-	ready_to_send,
-	pll_locked,
-	rssi_exceeded_threshold,
-	timeout,
-	automode,
-	sync_address_match,
-	fifo_full,
-//	fifo_not_empty, collision with next enum; replaced by following enum...
-	fifo_empty,
-	fifo_level_below_threshold,
-	fifo_overrun,
-	packet_sent,
-	payload_ready,
-	crc_ok,
-	battery_low
-};
-
 enum fifo_fill_condition {
 	after_sync_interrupt,
 	always