diff --git a/board/gateworks/gw_ventana/gw_ventana.c b/board/gateworks/gw_ventana/gw_ventana.c
index fb745ccceee..0fbbfb83463 100644
--- a/board/gateworks/gw_ventana/gw_ventana.c
+++ b/board/gateworks/gw_ventana/gw_ventana.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/setup.h>
 #include <dm.h>
-#include <dm/platform_data/serial_mxc.h>
 #include <env.h>
 #include <hwconfig.h>
 #include <i2c.h>
@@ -628,8 +627,6 @@ void get_board_serial(struct tag_serialnr *serialnr)
 
 int board_early_init_f(void)
 {
-	setup_iomux_uart();
-
 #if defined(CONFIG_VIDEO_IPUV3)
 	setup_display();
 #endif
@@ -1389,12 +1386,3 @@ int ft_board_setup(void *blob, struct bd_info *bd)
 	return 0;
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_OF_BOARD_SETUP */
-
-static struct mxc_serial_plat ventana_mxc_serial_plat = {
-	.reg = (struct mxc_uart *)UART2_BASE,
-};
-
-U_BOOT_DRVINFO(ventana_serial) = {
-	.name   = "serial_mxc",
-	.plat = &ventana_mxc_serial_plat,
-};
diff --git a/configs/gwventana_emmc_defconfig b/configs/gwventana_emmc_defconfig
index 453c80dd4c4..433de5ece3d 100644
--- a/configs/gwventana_emmc_defconfig
+++ b/configs/gwventana_emmc_defconfig
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ CONFIG_PHYLIB=y
 CONFIG_E1000=y
 CONFIG_MII=y
 CONFIG_PCI=y
+CONFIG_PINCTRL=y
+CONFIG_PINCTRL_IMX6=y
 CONFIG_CONS_INDEX=2
 CONFIG_DM_SERIAL=y
 CONFIG_MXC_UART=y
diff --git a/configs/gwventana_gw5904_defconfig b/configs/gwventana_gw5904_defconfig
index 4dc636637f7..4fd734e260e 100644
--- a/configs/gwventana_gw5904_defconfig
+++ b/configs/gwventana_gw5904_defconfig
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ CONFIG_MV88E61XX_FIXED_PORTS=0x0
 CONFIG_E1000=y
 CONFIG_MII=y
 CONFIG_PCI=y
+CONFIG_PINCTRL=y
+CONFIG_PINCTRL_IMX6=y
 CONFIG_CONS_INDEX=2
 CONFIG_DM_SERIAL=y
 CONFIG_MXC_UART=y
diff --git a/configs/gwventana_nand_defconfig b/configs/gwventana_nand_defconfig
index bd843403080..5d8126e9771 100644
--- a/configs/gwventana_nand_defconfig
+++ b/configs/gwventana_nand_defconfig
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ CONFIG_PHYLIB=y
 CONFIG_E1000=y
 CONFIG_MII=y
 CONFIG_PCI=y
+CONFIG_PINCTRL=y
+CONFIG_PINCTRL_IMX6=y
 CONFIG_CONS_INDEX=2
 CONFIG_DM_SERIAL=y
 CONFIG_MXC_UART=y