diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ad7606.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ad7606.c
index 12871134b22f5ebcb66e9b57cefb8affa523685e..e6eb82b4de09dc35753f9ca363f619ff93884e56 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/ad7606.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ad7606.c
@@ -95,92 +95,6 @@ static const unsigned int ad7616_oversampling_avail[8] = {
 	1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128,
 };
 
-static const struct iio_chan_spec ad7605_channels[] = {
-	IIO_CHAN_SOFT_TIMESTAMP(4),
-	AD7605_CHANNEL(0),
-	AD7605_CHANNEL(1),
-	AD7605_CHANNEL(2),
-	AD7605_CHANNEL(3),
-};
-
-static const struct iio_chan_spec ad7606_channels_16bit[] = {
-	IIO_CHAN_SOFT_TIMESTAMP(8),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(0, 16),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(1, 16),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(2, 16),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(3, 16),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(4, 16),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(5, 16),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(6, 16),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(7, 16),
-};
-
-static const struct iio_chan_spec ad7606_channels_18bit[] = {
-	IIO_CHAN_SOFT_TIMESTAMP(8),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(0, 18),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(1, 18),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(2, 18),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(3, 18),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(4, 18),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(5, 18),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(6, 18),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(7, 18),
-};
-
-static const struct iio_chan_spec ad7607_channels[] = {
-	IIO_CHAN_SOFT_TIMESTAMP(8),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(0, 14),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(1, 14),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(2, 14),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(3, 14),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(4, 14),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(5, 14),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(6, 14),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(7, 14),
-};
-
-static const struct iio_chan_spec ad7608_channels[] = {
-	IIO_CHAN_SOFT_TIMESTAMP(8),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(0, 18),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(1, 18),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(2, 18),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(3, 18),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(4, 18),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(5, 18),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(6, 18),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(7, 18),
-};
-
-/*
- * The current assumption that this driver makes for AD7616, is that it's
- * working in Hardware Mode with Serial, Burst and Sequencer modes activated.
- * To activate them, following pins must be pulled high:
- *	-SER/PAR
- *	-SEQEN
- * And following pins must be pulled low:
- *	-WR/BURST
- *	-DB4/SER1W
- */
-static const struct iio_chan_spec ad7616_channels[] = {
-	IIO_CHAN_SOFT_TIMESTAMP(16),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(0, 16),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(1, 16),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(2, 16),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(3, 16),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(4, 16),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(5, 16),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(6, 16),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(7, 16),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(8, 16),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(9, 16),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(10, 16),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(11, 16),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(12, 16),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(13, 16),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(14, 16),
-	AD7606_CHANNEL(15, 16),
-};
-
 static int ad7606c_18bit_chan_scale_setup(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 					  struct iio_chan_spec *chan);
 static int ad7606c_16bit_chan_scale_setup(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
@@ -198,20 +112,18 @@ static int ad7606b_sw_mode_setup(struct iio_dev *indio_dev);
 
 const struct ad7606_chip_info ad7605_4_info = {
 	.max_samplerate = 300 * KILO,
-	.channels = ad7605_channels,
 	.name = "ad7605-4",
+	.bits = 16,
 	.num_adc_channels = 4,
-	.num_channels = 5,
 	.scale_setup_cb = ad7606_16bit_chan_scale_setup,
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(ad7605_4_info, "IIO_AD7606");
 
 const struct ad7606_chip_info ad7606_8_info = {
 	.max_samplerate = 200 * KILO,
-	.channels = ad7606_channels_16bit,
 	.name = "ad7606-8",
+	.bits = 16,
 	.num_adc_channels = 8,
-	.num_channels = 9,
 	.oversampling_avail = ad7606_oversampling_avail,
 	.oversampling_num = ARRAY_SIZE(ad7606_oversampling_avail),
 	.scale_setup_cb = ad7606_16bit_chan_scale_setup,
@@ -220,10 +132,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(ad7606_8_info, "IIO_AD7606");
 
 const struct ad7606_chip_info ad7606_6_info = {
 	.max_samplerate = 200 * KILO,
-	.channels = ad7606_channels_16bit,
 	.name = "ad7606-6",
+	.bits = 16,
 	.num_adc_channels = 6,
-	.num_channels = 7,
 	.oversampling_avail = ad7606_oversampling_avail,
 	.oversampling_num = ARRAY_SIZE(ad7606_oversampling_avail),
 	.scale_setup_cb = ad7606_16bit_chan_scale_setup,
@@ -232,10 +143,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(ad7606_6_info, "IIO_AD7606");
 
 const struct ad7606_chip_info ad7606_4_info = {
 	.max_samplerate = 200 * KILO,
-	.channels = ad7606_channels_16bit,
 	.name = "ad7606-4",
+	.bits = 16,
 	.num_adc_channels = 4,
-	.num_channels = 5,
 	.oversampling_avail = ad7606_oversampling_avail,
 	.oversampling_num = ARRAY_SIZE(ad7606_oversampling_avail),
 	.scale_setup_cb = ad7606_16bit_chan_scale_setup,
@@ -243,11 +153,10 @@ const struct ad7606_chip_info ad7606_4_info = {
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(ad7606_4_info, "IIO_AD7606");
 
 const struct ad7606_chip_info ad7606b_info = {
-	.channels = ad7606_channels_16bit,
 	.max_samplerate = 800 * KILO,
 	.name = "ad7606b",
+	.bits = 16,
 	.num_adc_channels = 8,
-	.num_channels = 9,
 	.oversampling_avail = ad7606_oversampling_avail,
 	.oversampling_num = ARRAY_SIZE(ad7606_oversampling_avail),
 	.scale_setup_cb = ad7606_16bit_chan_scale_setup,
@@ -257,10 +166,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(ad7606b_info, "IIO_AD7606");
 
 const struct ad7606_chip_info ad7606c_16_info = {
 	.max_samplerate = 1 * MEGA,
-	.channels = ad7606_channels_16bit,
 	.name = "ad7606c16",
+	.bits = 16,
 	.num_adc_channels = 8,
-	.num_channels = 9,
 	.oversampling_avail = ad7606_oversampling_avail,
 	.oversampling_num = ARRAY_SIZE(ad7606_oversampling_avail),
 	.scale_setup_cb = ad7606c_16bit_chan_scale_setup,
@@ -270,10 +178,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(ad7606c_16_info, "IIO_AD7606");
 
 const struct ad7606_chip_info ad7607_info = {
 	.max_samplerate = 200 * KILO,
-	.channels = ad7607_channels,
 	.name = "ad7607",
+	.bits = 14,
 	.num_adc_channels = 8,
-	.num_channels = 9,
 	.oversampling_avail = ad7606_oversampling_avail,
 	.oversampling_num = ARRAY_SIZE(ad7606_oversampling_avail),
 	.scale_setup_cb = ad7607_chan_scale_setup,
@@ -282,10 +189,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(ad7607_info, "IIO_AD7606");
 
 const struct ad7606_chip_info ad7608_info = {
 	.max_samplerate = 200 * KILO,
-	.channels = ad7608_channels,
 	.name = "ad7608",
+	.bits = 18,
 	.num_adc_channels = 8,
-	.num_channels = 9,
 	.oversampling_avail = ad7606_oversampling_avail,
 	.oversampling_num = ARRAY_SIZE(ad7606_oversampling_avail),
 	.scale_setup_cb = ad7608_chan_scale_setup,
@@ -294,10 +200,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(ad7608_info, "IIO_AD7606");
 
 const struct ad7606_chip_info ad7609_info = {
 	.max_samplerate = 200 * KILO,
-	.channels = ad7608_channels,
 	.name = "ad7609",
+	.bits = 18,
 	.num_adc_channels = 8,
-	.num_channels = 9,
 	.oversampling_avail = ad7606_oversampling_avail,
 	.oversampling_num = ARRAY_SIZE(ad7606_oversampling_avail),
 	.scale_setup_cb = ad7609_chan_scale_setup,
@@ -306,10 +211,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(ad7609_info, "IIO_AD7606");
 
 const struct ad7606_chip_info ad7606c_18_info = {
 	.max_samplerate = 1 * MEGA,
-	.channels = ad7606_channels_18bit,
 	.name = "ad7606c18",
+	.bits = 18,
 	.num_adc_channels = 8,
-	.num_channels = 9,
 	.oversampling_avail = ad7606_oversampling_avail,
 	.oversampling_num = ARRAY_SIZE(ad7606_oversampling_avail),
 	.scale_setup_cb = ad7606c_18bit_chan_scale_setup,
@@ -319,11 +223,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(ad7606c_18_info, "IIO_AD7606");
 
 const struct ad7606_chip_info ad7616_info = {
 	.max_samplerate = 1 * MEGA,
-	.channels = ad7616_channels,
 	.init_delay_ms = 15,
 	.name = "ad7616",
+	.bits = 16,
 	.num_adc_channels = 16,
-	.num_channels = 17,
 	.oversampling_avail = ad7616_oversampling_avail,
 	.oversampling_num = ARRAY_SIZE(ad7616_oversampling_avail),
 	.os_req_reset = true,
@@ -373,7 +276,6 @@ static int ad7606_get_chan_config(struct iio_dev *indio_dev, int ch,
 {
 	struct ad7606_state *st = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 	unsigned int num_channels = st->chip_info->num_adc_channels;
-	unsigned int offset = indio_dev->num_channels - st->chip_info->num_adc_channels;
 	struct device *dev = st->dev;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -389,7 +291,7 @@ static int ad7606_get_chan_config(struct iio_dev *indio_dev, int ch,
 			continue;
 
 		/* channel number (here) is from 1 to num_channels */
-		if (reg < offset || reg > num_channels) {
+		if (reg < 1 || reg > num_channels) {
 			dev_warn(dev,
 				 "Invalid channel number (ignoring): %d\n", reg);
 			continue;
@@ -706,8 +608,8 @@ static int ad7606_scan_direct(struct iio_dev *indio_dev, unsigned int ch,
 			      int *val)
 {
 	struct ad7606_state *st = iio_priv(indio_dev);
-	unsigned int realbits = st->chip_info->channels[1].scan_type.realbits;
 	const struct iio_chan_spec *chan;
+	unsigned int realbits;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (st->gpio_convst) {
@@ -739,7 +641,9 @@ static int ad7606_scan_direct(struct iio_dev *indio_dev, unsigned int ch,
 	if (ret)
 		goto error_ret;
 
-	chan = &indio_dev->channels[ch + 1];
+	chan = &indio_dev->channels[ch];
+	realbits = chan->scan_type.realbits;
+
 	if (chan->scan_type.sign == 'u') {
 		if (realbits > 16)
 			*val = st->data.buf32[ch];
@@ -1289,29 +1193,84 @@ static int ad7606b_sw_mode_setup(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 	return st->bops->sw_mode_config(indio_dev);
 }
 
-static int ad7606_chan_scales_setup(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
+static int ad7606_probe_channels(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 {
 	struct ad7606_state *st = iio_priv(indio_dev);
-	unsigned int offset = indio_dev->num_channels - st->chip_info->num_adc_channels;
-	struct iio_chan_spec *chans;
-	size_t size;
-	int ch, ret;
-
-	/* Clone IIO channels, since some may be differential */
-	size = indio_dev->num_channels * sizeof(*indio_dev->channels);
-	chans = devm_kzalloc(st->dev, size, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!chans)
+	struct device *dev = indio_dev->dev.parent;
+	struct iio_chan_spec *channels;
+	bool slow_bus;
+	int ret, i;
+
+	slow_bus = !st->bops->iio_backend_config;
+	indio_dev->num_channels = st->chip_info->num_adc_channels;
+
+	/* Slow buses also get 1 more channel for soft timestamp */
+	if (slow_bus)
+		indio_dev->num_channels++;
+
+	channels = devm_kcalloc(dev, indio_dev->num_channels, sizeof(*channels),
+				GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!channels)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	memcpy(chans, indio_dev->channels, size);
-	indio_dev->channels = chans;
+	for (i = 0; i < indio_dev->num_channels; i++) {
+		struct iio_chan_spec *chan = &channels[i];
 
-	for (ch = 0; ch < st->chip_info->num_adc_channels; ch++) {
-		ret = st->chip_info->scale_setup_cb(indio_dev, &chans[ch + offset]);
+		chan->type = IIO_VOLTAGE;
+		chan->indexed = 1;
+		chan->channel = i;
+		chan->scan_index = i;
+		chan->scan_type.sign = 's';
+		chan->scan_type.realbits = st->chip_info->bits;
+		chan->scan_type.storagebits = st->chip_info->bits > 16 ? 32 : 16;
+		chan->scan_type.endianness = IIO_CPU;
+
+		if (indio_dev->modes & INDIO_DIRECT_MODE)
+			chan->info_mask_separate |= BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_RAW);
+
+		if (st->sw_mode_en) {
+			chan->info_mask_separate |= BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE);
+			chan->info_mask_separate_available |=
+				BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE);
+
+			/**
+			 * All chips with software mode support oversampling,
+			 * so we skip the oversampling_available check. And the
+			 * shared_by_type instead of shared_by_all on slow
+			 * buses is for backward compatibility.
+			 */
+			if (slow_bus)
+				chan->info_mask_shared_by_type |=
+					BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_OVERSAMPLING_RATIO);
+			else
+				chan->info_mask_shared_by_all |=
+					BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_OVERSAMPLING_RATIO);
+
+			chan->info_mask_shared_by_all_available |=
+				BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_OVERSAMPLING_RATIO);
+		} else {
+			chan->info_mask_shared_by_type |=
+				BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE);
+
+			if (st->chip_info->oversampling_avail)
+				chan->info_mask_shared_by_all |=
+					BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_OVERSAMPLING_RATIO);
+		}
+
+		if (!slow_bus)
+			chan->info_mask_shared_by_all |=
+				BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_SAMP_FREQ);
+
+		ret = st->chip_info->scale_setup_cb(indio_dev, chan);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 	}
 
+	if (slow_bus)
+		channels[i] = (struct iio_chan_spec)IIO_CHAN_SOFT_TIMESTAMP(i);
+
+	indio_dev->channels = channels;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1343,6 +1302,11 @@ int ad7606_probe(struct device *dev, int irq, void __iomem *base_address,
 	st->bops = bops;
 	st->base_address = base_address;
 	st->oversampling = 1;
+	st->sw_mode_en = device_property_read_bool(dev, "adi,sw-mode");
+
+	if (st->sw_mode_en && !chip_info->sw_setup_cb)
+		return dev_err_probe(dev, -EINVAL,
+			"Software mode is not supported for this chip\n");
 
 	ret = devm_regulator_get_enable(dev, "avcc");
 	if (ret)
@@ -1371,10 +1335,14 @@ int ad7606_probe(struct device *dev, int irq, void __iomem *base_address,
 		else
 			indio_dev->info = &ad7606_info_no_os_or_range;
 	}
-	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
+
+	/* AXI ADC backend doesn't support single read. */
+	indio_dev->modes = st->bops->iio_backend_config ? 0 : INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->name = chip_info->name;
-	indio_dev->channels = st->chip_info->channels;
-	indio_dev->num_channels = st->chip_info->num_channels;
+
+	ret = ad7606_probe_channels(indio_dev);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	ret = ad7606_reset(st);
 	if (ret)
@@ -1466,17 +1434,11 @@ int ad7606_probe(struct device *dev, int irq, void __iomem *base_address,
 	st->write_scale = ad7606_write_scale_hw;
 	st->write_os = ad7606_write_os_hw;
 
-	st->sw_mode_en = st->chip_info->sw_setup_cb &&
-			 device_property_present(st->dev, "adi,sw-mode");
 	if (st->sw_mode_en) {
 		indio_dev->info = &ad7606_info_sw_mode;
 		st->chip_info->sw_setup_cb(indio_dev);
 	}
 
-	ret = ad7606_chan_scales_setup(indio_dev);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
 	return devm_iio_device_register(dev, indio_dev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(ad7606_probe, "IIO_AD7606");
diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ad7606.h b/drivers/iio/adc/ad7606.h
index fd4c0d615a880ac6fdcaad213d4843329c3bd7fe..b67058cd021a3d00ff0f461766d51e46d7998f32 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/ad7606.h
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ad7606.h
@@ -40,76 +40,6 @@
 #define AD7606_RANGE_CH_ADDR(ch)	(0x03 + ((ch) >> 1))
 #define AD7606_OS_MODE			0x08
 
-#define AD760X_CHANNEL(num, mask_sep, mask_type, mask_all,	\
-		mask_sep_avail, mask_all_avail, bits) {		\
-		.type = IIO_VOLTAGE,				\
-		.indexed = 1,					\
-		.channel = num,					\
-		.info_mask_separate = mask_sep,			\
-		.info_mask_separate_available =			\
-			mask_sep_avail,				\
-		.info_mask_shared_by_type = mask_type,		\
-		.info_mask_shared_by_all = mask_all,		\
-		.info_mask_shared_by_all_available =		\
-			mask_all_avail,				\
-		.scan_index = num,				\
-		.scan_type = {					\
-			.sign = 's',				\
-			.realbits = (bits),			\
-			.storagebits = (bits) > 16 ? 32 : 16,	\
-			.endianness = IIO_CPU,			\
-		},						\
-}
-
-#define AD7606_SW_CHANNEL(num, bits)			\
-	AD760X_CHANNEL(num,				\
-		/* mask separate */			\
-		BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_RAW) |		\
-		BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE),		\
-		/* mask type */				\
-		BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_OVERSAMPLING_RATIO),	\
-		/* mask all */				\
-		0,					\
-		/* mask separate available */		\
-		BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE),		\
-		/* mask all available */		\
-		BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_OVERSAMPLING_RATIO),	\
-		bits)
-
-#define AD7605_CHANNEL(num)				\
-	AD760X_CHANNEL(num, BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_RAW),	\
-		BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE), 0, 0, 0, 16)
-
-#define AD7606_CHANNEL(num, bits)			\
-	AD760X_CHANNEL(num, BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_RAW),	\
-		BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE),		\
-		BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_OVERSAMPLING_RATIO),	\
-		0, 0, bits)
-
-#define AD7616_CHANNEL(num)	AD7606_SW_CHANNEL(num, 16)
-
-#define AD7606_BI_CHANNEL(num)				\
-	AD760X_CHANNEL(num, 0,				\
-		BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE),		\
-		BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_SAMP_FREQ) |		\
-		BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_OVERSAMPLING_RATIO),  \
-		0, 0, 16)
-
-#define AD7606_BI_SW_CHANNEL(num)			\
-	AD760X_CHANNEL(num,				\
-		/* mask separate */			\
-		BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE),		\
-		/* mask type */				\
-		0,					\
-		/* mask all */				\
-		BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_SAMP_FREQ) |		\
-		BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_OVERSAMPLING_RATIO),	\
-		/* mask separate available */		\
-		BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE),		\
-		/* mask all available */		\
-		BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_OVERSAMPLING_RATIO),	\
-		16)
-
 struct ad7606_state;
 
 typedef int (*ad7606_scale_setup_cb_t)(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
@@ -118,10 +48,9 @@ typedef int (*ad7606_sw_setup_cb_t)(struct iio_dev *indio_dev);
 
 /**
  * struct ad7606_chip_info - chip specific information
- * @channels:		channel specification
  * @max_samplerate:	maximum supported sample rate
  * @name:		device name
- * @num_channels:	number of channels
+ * @bits:		data width in bits
  * @num_adc_channels:	the number of channels the ADC actually inputs.
  * @scale_setup_cb:	callback to setup the scales for each channel
  * @sw_setup_cb:	callback to setup the software mode if available.
@@ -133,11 +62,10 @@ typedef int (*ad7606_sw_setup_cb_t)(struct iio_dev *indio_dev);
  *			after a restart
  */
 struct ad7606_chip_info {
-	const struct iio_chan_spec	*channels;
 	unsigned int			max_samplerate;
 	const char			*name;
+	unsigned int			bits;
 	unsigned int			num_adc_channels;
-	unsigned int			num_channels;
 	ad7606_scale_setup_cb_t		scale_setup_cb;
 	ad7606_sw_setup_cb_t		sw_setup_cb;
 	const unsigned int		*oversampling_avail;
diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ad7606_par.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ad7606_par.c
index 335fb481bfde15b79331eabdcbc970d70880338c..e33b07ab5eace4b78e7cf39ee7e8d9379c9f73e7 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/ad7606_par.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ad7606_par.c
@@ -21,28 +21,6 @@
 #include "ad7606.h"
 #include "ad7606_bus_iface.h"
 
-static const struct iio_chan_spec ad7606b_bi_channels[] = {
-	AD7606_BI_CHANNEL(0),
-	AD7606_BI_CHANNEL(1),
-	AD7606_BI_CHANNEL(2),
-	AD7606_BI_CHANNEL(3),
-	AD7606_BI_CHANNEL(4),
-	AD7606_BI_CHANNEL(5),
-	AD7606_BI_CHANNEL(6),
-	AD7606_BI_CHANNEL(7),
-};
-
-static const struct iio_chan_spec ad7606b_bi_sw_channels[] = {
-	AD7606_BI_SW_CHANNEL(0),
-	AD7606_BI_SW_CHANNEL(1),
-	AD7606_BI_SW_CHANNEL(2),
-	AD7606_BI_SW_CHANNEL(3),
-	AD7606_BI_SW_CHANNEL(4),
-	AD7606_BI_SW_CHANNEL(5),
-	AD7606_BI_SW_CHANNEL(6),
-	AD7606_BI_SW_CHANNEL(7),
-};
-
 static int ad7606_par_bus_update_scan_mode(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 					   const unsigned long *scan_mask)
 {
@@ -94,9 +72,6 @@ static int ad7606_par_bus_setup_iio_backend(struct device *dev,
 			return ret;
 	}
 
-	indio_dev->channels = ad7606b_bi_channels;
-	indio_dev->num_channels = 8;
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -120,19 +95,11 @@ static int ad7606_par_bus_reg_write(struct ad7606_state *st, unsigned int addr,
 	return pdata->bus_reg_write(st->back, addr, val);
 }
 
-static int ad7606_par_bus_sw_mode_config(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
-{
-	indio_dev->channels = ad7606b_bi_sw_channels;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static const struct ad7606_bus_ops ad7606_bi_bops = {
 	.iio_backend_config = ad7606_par_bus_setup_iio_backend,
 	.update_scan_mode = ad7606_par_bus_update_scan_mode,
 	.reg_read = ad7606_par_bus_reg_read,
 	.reg_write = ad7606_par_bus_reg_write,
-	.sw_mode_config = ad7606_par_bus_sw_mode_config,
 };
 
 static int ad7606_par16_read_block(struct device *dev,
diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ad7606_spi.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ad7606_spi.c
index 1abaf8626206cb30e532cf9f82e0d050706aa1e0..b2b975fb7fea4d1af6caef59e75ca495501bc140 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/ad7606_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ad7606_spi.c
@@ -15,50 +15,6 @@
 
 #define MAX_SPI_FREQ_HZ		23500000	/* VDRIVE above 4.75 V */
 
-static const struct iio_chan_spec ad7616_sw_channels[] = {
-	IIO_CHAN_SOFT_TIMESTAMP(16),
-	AD7616_CHANNEL(0),
-	AD7616_CHANNEL(1),
-	AD7616_CHANNEL(2),
-	AD7616_CHANNEL(3),
-	AD7616_CHANNEL(4),
-	AD7616_CHANNEL(5),
-	AD7616_CHANNEL(6),
-	AD7616_CHANNEL(7),
-	AD7616_CHANNEL(8),
-	AD7616_CHANNEL(9),
-	AD7616_CHANNEL(10),
-	AD7616_CHANNEL(11),
-	AD7616_CHANNEL(12),
-	AD7616_CHANNEL(13),
-	AD7616_CHANNEL(14),
-	AD7616_CHANNEL(15),
-};
-
-static const struct iio_chan_spec ad7606b_sw_channels[] = {
-	IIO_CHAN_SOFT_TIMESTAMP(8),
-	AD7606_SW_CHANNEL(0, 16),
-	AD7606_SW_CHANNEL(1, 16),
-	AD7606_SW_CHANNEL(2, 16),
-	AD7606_SW_CHANNEL(3, 16),
-	AD7606_SW_CHANNEL(4, 16),
-	AD7606_SW_CHANNEL(5, 16),
-	AD7606_SW_CHANNEL(6, 16),
-	AD7606_SW_CHANNEL(7, 16),
-};
-
-static const struct iio_chan_spec ad7606c_18_sw_channels[] = {
-	IIO_CHAN_SOFT_TIMESTAMP(8),
-	AD7606_SW_CHANNEL(0, 18),
-	AD7606_SW_CHANNEL(1, 18),
-	AD7606_SW_CHANNEL(2, 18),
-	AD7606_SW_CHANNEL(3, 18),
-	AD7606_SW_CHANNEL(4, 18),
-	AD7606_SW_CHANNEL(5, 18),
-	AD7606_SW_CHANNEL(6, 18),
-	AD7606_SW_CHANNEL(7, 18),
-};
-
 static u16 ad7616_spi_rd_wr_cmd(int addr, char is_write_op)
 {
 	/*
@@ -160,48 +116,13 @@ static int ad7606_spi_reg_write(struct ad7606_state *st,
 	return spi_write(spi, &st->d16[0], sizeof(st->d16[0]));
 }
 
-static int ad7616_sw_mode_config(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
-{
-	/*
-	 * Scale can be configured individually for each channel
-	 * in software mode.
-	 */
-	indio_dev->channels = ad7616_sw_channels;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int ad7606b_sw_mode_config(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 {
 	struct ad7606_state *st = iio_priv(indio_dev);
-	int ret;
 
 	/* Configure device spi to output on a single channel */
-	ret = st->bops->reg_write(st, AD7606_CONFIGURATION_REGISTER,
-				  AD7606_SINGLE_DOUT);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	/*
-	 * Scale can be configured individually for each channel
-	 * in software mode.
-	 */
-	indio_dev->channels = ad7606b_sw_channels;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int ad7606c_18_sw_mode_config(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
-{
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = ad7606b_sw_mode_config(indio_dev);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	indio_dev->channels = ad7606c_18_sw_channels;
-
-	return 0;
+	return st->bops->reg_write(st, AD7606_CONFIGURATION_REGISTER,
+				   AD7606_SINGLE_DOUT);
 }
 
 static const struct ad7606_bus_ops ad7606_spi_bops = {
@@ -221,7 +142,6 @@ static const struct ad7606_bus_ops ad7616_spi_bops = {
 	.reg_read = ad7606_spi_reg_read,
 	.reg_write = ad7606_spi_reg_write,
 	.rd_wr_cmd = ad7616_spi_rd_wr_cmd,
-	.sw_mode_config = ad7616_sw_mode_config,
 };
 
 static const struct ad7606_bus_ops ad7606b_spi_bops = {
@@ -237,7 +157,7 @@ static const struct ad7606_bus_ops ad7606c_18_spi_bops = {
 	.reg_read = ad7606_spi_reg_read,
 	.reg_write = ad7606_spi_reg_write,
 	.rd_wr_cmd = ad7606b_spi_rd_wr_cmd,
-	.sw_mode_config = ad7606c_18_sw_mode_config,
+	.sw_mode_config = ad7606b_sw_mode_config,
 };
 
 static const struct ad7606_bus_info ad7605_4_bus_info = {
