diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio_stm32.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio_stm32.c
index d3b5411a5c6..d3e700cbe3f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio_stm32.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio_stm32.c
@@ -717,6 +717,6 @@ static int gpio_stm32_afio_init(const struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-SYS_DEVICE_DEFINE("gpio_stm32_afio", gpio_stm32_afio_init, NULL, PRE_KERNEL_1, 0);
+SYS_DEVICE_DEFINE("gpio_stm32_afio", gpio_stm32_afio_init, PRE_KERNEL_1, 0);
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_SOC_SERIES_STM32F1X && !CONFIG_GPIO_STM32_SWJ_ENABLE */
diff --git a/drivers/timer/sys_clock_init.c b/drivers/timer/sys_clock_init.c
index 1caaf3e02d9..c280daabe65 100644
--- a/drivers/timer/sys_clock_init.c
+++ b/drivers/timer/sys_clock_init.c
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@ int __weak sys_clock_driver_init(const struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int __weak sys_clock_device_ctrl(const struct device *dev,
-				 enum pm_device_action action)
-{
-	return -ENOSYS;
-}
-
 void __weak sys_clock_set_timeout(int32_t ticks, bool idle)
 {
 }
@@ -48,5 +42,5 @@ void __weak sys_clock_disable(void)
 {
 }
 
-SYS_DEVICE_DEFINE("sys_clock", sys_clock_driver_init, sys_clock_device_ctrl,
+SYS_DEVICE_DEFINE("sys_clock", sys_clock_driver_init,
 		PRE_KERNEL_2, CONFIG_SYSTEM_CLOCK_INIT_PRIORITY);
diff --git a/include/device.h b/include/device.h
index ba6e6dac5c3..fe50602049c 100644
--- a/include/device.h
+++ b/include/device.h
@@ -83,16 +83,14 @@ typedef int16_t device_handle_t;
 /**
  * @def SYS_DEVICE_DEFINE
  *
- * @brief Run an initialization function at boot at specified priority,
- * and define device PM control function.
+ * @brief Run an initialization function at boot at specified priority.
  *
  * @details Invokes DEVICE_DEFINE() with no power management support
  * (@p pm_action_cb), no API (@p api_ptr), and a device name derived from
  * the @p init_fn name (@p dev_name).
  */
-#define SYS_DEVICE_DEFINE(drv_name, init_fn, pm_action_cb, level, prio) \
-	DEVICE_DEFINE(Z_SYS_NAME(init_fn), drv_name, init_fn,		\
-		      pm_action_cb,					\
+#define SYS_DEVICE_DEFINE(drv_name, init_fn, level, prio)		\
+	DEVICE_DEFINE(Z_SYS_NAME(init_fn), drv_name, init_fn, NULL,	\
 		      NULL, NULL, level, prio, NULL)
 
 /**
diff --git a/samples/bluetooth/hci_spi/src/main.c b/samples/bluetooth/hci_spi/src/main.c
index 41100be9df6..9fc9fbbe9e1 100644
--- a/samples/bluetooth/hci_spi/src/main.c
+++ b/samples/bluetooth/hci_spi/src/main.c
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ static int hci_spi_init(const struct device *unused)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-SYS_DEVICE_DEFINE("hci_spi", hci_spi_init, NULL,
+SYS_DEVICE_DEFINE("hci_spi", hci_spi_init,
 		  APPLICATION, CONFIG_KERNEL_INIT_PRIORITY_DEVICE);
 
 void main(void)
diff --git a/samples/bluetooth/hci_uart/src/main.c b/samples/bluetooth/hci_uart/src/main.c
index 8ed95b4f489..5f963b30cfb 100644
--- a/samples/bluetooth/hci_uart/src/main.c
+++ b/samples/bluetooth/hci_uart/src/main.c
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ static int hci_uart_init(const struct device *unused)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-SYS_DEVICE_DEFINE("hci_uart", hci_uart_init, NULL,
+SYS_DEVICE_DEFINE("hci_uart", hci_uart_init,
 		  APPLICATION, CONFIG_KERNEL_INIT_PRIORITY_DEVICE);
 
 void main(void)