diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio_stm32.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio_stm32.c
index 6c3992d59e6..138a9e34fed 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio_stm32.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio_stm32.c
@@ -74,9 +74,7 @@ static int gpio_stm32_config(struct device *dev, int access_op,
 	}
 
 	if (flags & GPIO_INT) {
-		struct device *exti = device_get_binding(STM32_EXTI_NAME);
-
-		stm32_exti_set_callback(exti, pin, gpio_stm32_isr, dev);
+		stm32_exti_set_callback(pin, gpio_stm32_isr, dev);
 
 		stm32_gpio_enable_int(cfg->port, pin);
 
@@ -92,10 +90,10 @@ static int gpio_stm32_config(struct device *dev, int access_op,
 				edge = STM32_EXTI_TRIG_FALLING;
 			}
 
-			stm32_exti_trigger(exti, pin, edge);
+			stm32_exti_trigger(pin, edge);
 		}
 
-		stm32_exti_enable(exti, pin);
+		stm32_exti_enable(pin);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/interrupt_controller/exti_stm32.c b/drivers/interrupt_controller/exti_stm32.c
index 4528b070bb5..e51f67c9a29 100644
--- a/drivers/interrupt_controller/exti_stm32.c
+++ b/drivers/interrupt_controller/exti_stm32.c
@@ -66,13 +66,11 @@ struct stm32_exti_data {
 #define AS_EXTI(__base_addr)			\
 	((struct stm32_exti *)(__base_addr))
 
-void stm32_exti_enable(struct device *dev, int line)
+void stm32_exti_enable(int line)
 {
 	volatile struct stm32_exti *exti = AS_EXTI(EXTI_BASE);
 	int irqnum;
 
-	ARG_UNUSED(dev);
-
 	exti->imr |= 1 << line;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SOC_SERIES_STM32F1X
@@ -89,12 +87,10 @@ void stm32_exti_enable(struct device *dev, int line)
 	irq_enable(irqnum);
 }
 
-void stm32_exti_disable(struct device *dev, int line)
+void stm32_exti_disable(int line)
 {
 	volatile struct stm32_exti *exti = AS_EXTI(EXTI_BASE);
 
-	ARG_UNUSED(dev);
-
 	exti->imr &= ~(1 << line);
 }
 
@@ -122,12 +118,10 @@ static inline void stm32_exti_clear_pending(int line)
 	exti->pr |= 1 << line;
 }
 
-void stm32_exti_trigger(struct device *dev, int line, int trigger)
+void stm32_exti_trigger(int line, int trigger)
 {
 	volatile struct stm32_exti *exti = AS_EXTI(EXTI_BASE);
 
-	ARG_UNUSED(dev);
-
 	if (trigger & STM32_EXTI_TRIG_RISING) {
 		exti->rtsr |= 1 << line;
 	}
@@ -137,26 +131,6 @@ void stm32_exti_trigger(struct device *dev, int line, int trigger)
 	}
 }
 
-void stm32_exti_set_callback(struct device *dev, int line,
-			stm32_exti_callback_t cb, void *arg)
-{
-	struct stm32_exti_data *data = dev->driver_data;
-
-	__ASSERT(data->cb[line].cb == NULL,
-		"EXTI %d callback already registered", line);
-
-	data->cb[line].cb = cb;
-	data->cb[line].data = arg;
-}
-
-void stm32_exti_unset_callback(struct device *dev, int line)
-{
-	struct stm32_exti_data *data = dev->driver_data;
-
-	data->cb[line].cb = NULL;
-	data->cb[line].data = NULL;
-}
-
 /**
  * @brief EXTI ISR handler
  *
@@ -241,6 +215,30 @@ DEVICE_INIT(exti_stm32, STM32_EXTI_NAME, stm32_exti_init,
 	    &exti_data, NULL,
 	    PRIMARY, CONFIG_KERNEL_INIT_PRIORITY_DEVICE);
 
+/**
+ * @brief set & unset for the interrupt callbacks
+ */
+void stm32_exti_set_callback(int line, stm32_exti_callback_t cb, void *arg)
+{
+	struct device *dev = DEVICE_GET(exti_stm32);
+	struct stm32_exti_data *data = dev->driver_data;
+
+	__ASSERT(data->cb[line].cb == NULL,
+		"EXTI %d callback already registered", line);
+
+	data->cb[line].cb = cb;
+	data->cb[line].data = arg;
+}
+
+void stm32_exti_unset_callback(int line)
+{
+	struct device *dev = DEVICE_GET(exti_stm32);
+	struct stm32_exti_data *data = dev->driver_data;
+
+	data->cb[line].cb = NULL;
+	data->cb[line].data = NULL;
+}
+
 /**
  * @brief connect all interrupts
  */
diff --git a/drivers/interrupt_controller/exti_stm32.h b/drivers/interrupt_controller/exti_stm32.h
index a04dea8281a..ad753d6c4e6 100644
--- a/drivers/interrupt_controller/exti_stm32.h
+++ b/drivers/interrupt_controller/exti_stm32.h
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@
  *
  * @param line EXTI# line
  */
-void stm32_exti_enable(struct device *dev, int line);
+void stm32_exti_enable(int line);
 
 /**
  * @brief disable EXTI interrupt for specific line
  *
  * @param line EXTI# line
  */
-void stm32_exti_disable(struct device *dev, int line);
+void stm32_exti_disable(int line);
 
 /**
  * @brief EXTI trigger flags
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ enum stm32_exti_trigger {
  * @param line EXTI# line
  * @param trg  OR'ed stm32_exti_trigger flags
  */
-void stm32_exti_trigger(struct device *dev, int line, int trg);
+void stm32_exti_trigger(int line, int trg);
 
 /* callback for exti interrupt */
 typedef void (*stm32_exti_callback_t) (int line, void *user);
@@ -75,14 +75,13 @@ typedef void (*stm32_exti_callback_t) (int line, void *user);
  * @param cb   user callback
  * @param arg  user arg
  */
-void stm32_exti_set_callback(struct device *dev, int line,
-			stm32_exti_callback_t cb, void *data);
+void stm32_exti_set_callback(int line, stm32_exti_callback_t cb, void *data);
 
 /**
  * @brief unset EXTI interrupt callback
  *
  * @param line EXI# line
  */
-void stm32_exti_unset_callback(struct device *dev, int line);
+void stm32_exti_unset_callback(int line);
 
 #endif /* _STM32_EXTI_H_ */