diff --git a/common/stdio.c b/common/stdio.c
index fc965944209..038e576147b 100644
--- a/common/stdio.c
+++ b/common/stdio.c
@@ -217,27 +217,11 @@ struct stdio_dev *stdio_get_by_name(const char *name)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-struct stdio_dev *stdio_clone(struct stdio_dev *dev)
-{
-	struct stdio_dev *_dev;
-
-	if (!dev)
-		return NULL;
-
-	_dev = calloc(1, sizeof(struct stdio_dev));
-	if (!_dev)
-		return NULL;
-
-	memcpy(_dev, dev, sizeof(struct stdio_dev));
-
-	return _dev;
-}
-
 int stdio_register_dev(struct stdio_dev *dev, struct stdio_dev **devp)
 {
 	struct stdio_dev *_dev;
 
-	_dev = stdio_clone(dev);
+	_dev = memdup(dev, sizeof(*dev));
 	if (!_dev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	list_add_tail(&_dev->list, &devs.list);
diff --git a/include/stdio_dev.h b/include/stdio_dev.h
index f7f9c10199e..d93604331ff 100644
--- a/include/stdio_dev.h
+++ b/include/stdio_dev.h
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ int stdio_add_devices(void);
 int stdio_deregister_dev(struct stdio_dev *dev, int force);
 struct list_head *stdio_get_list(void);
 struct stdio_dev *stdio_get_by_name(const char *name);
-struct stdio_dev *stdio_clone(struct stdio_dev *dev);
 
 int drv_lcd_init(void);
 int drv_video_init(void);