diff --git a/include/drivers/clock_control.h b/include/drivers/clock_control.h
index e63ecc234de..b64b3d17089 100644
--- a/include/drivers/clock_control.h
+++ b/include/drivers/clock_control.h
@@ -117,10 +117,8 @@ struct clock_control_driver_api {
 static inline int clock_control_on(const struct device *dev,
 				   clock_control_subsys_t sys)
 {
-	int ret = device_usable_check(dev);
-
-	if (ret != 0) {
-		return ret;
+	if (!device_is_ready(dev)) {
+		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
 	const struct clock_control_driver_api *api =
@@ -142,10 +140,8 @@ static inline int clock_control_on(const struct device *dev,
 static inline int clock_control_off(const struct device *dev,
 				    clock_control_subsys_t sys)
 {
-	int ret = device_usable_check(dev);
-
-	if (ret != 0) {
-		return ret;
+	if (!device_is_ready(dev)) {
+		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
 	const struct clock_control_driver_api *api =
@@ -183,10 +179,8 @@ static inline int clock_control_async_on(const struct device *dev,
 		return -ENOSYS;
 	}
 
-	int ret = device_usable_check(dev);
-
-	if (ret != 0) {
-		return ret;
+	if (!device_is_ready(dev)) {
+		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
 	return api->async_on(dev, sys, cb, user_data);
@@ -228,10 +222,8 @@ static inline int clock_control_get_rate(const struct device *dev,
 					 clock_control_subsys_t sys,
 					 uint32_t *rate)
 {
-	int ret = device_usable_check(dev);
-
-	if (ret != 0) {
-		return ret;
+	if (!device_is_ready(dev)) {
+		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
 	const struct clock_control_driver_api *api =
@@ -264,10 +256,8 @@ static inline int clock_control_set_rate(const struct device *dev,
 		clock_control_subsys_t sys,
 		clock_control_subsys_rate_t rate)
 {
-	int ret = device_usable_check(dev);
-
-	if (ret != 0) {
-		return ret;
+	if (!device_is_ready(dev)) {
+		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
 	const struct clock_control_driver_api *api =