diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/spitz.c b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/spitz.c
index 1d8654d..245890d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/spitz.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/spitz.c
@@ -305,21 +305,6 @@
 	.cs_control		= spitz_ads7846_cs,
 };
 
-static void spitz_notify_intensity(int intensity)
-{
-	if (machine_is_spitz() || machine_is_borzoi()) {
-		gpio_set_value(SPITZ_GPIO_BACKLIGHT_CONT, !(intensity & 0x20));
-		gpio_set_value(SPITZ_GPIO_BACKLIGHT_ON, intensity);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if (machine_is_akita()) {
-		gpio_set_value(AKITA_GPIO_BACKLIGHT_CONT, !(intensity & 0x20));
-		gpio_set_value(AKITA_GPIO_BACKLIGHT_ON, intensity);
-		return;
-	}
-}
-
 static void spitz_bl_kick_battery(void)
 {
 	void (*kick_batt)(void);
@@ -336,7 +321,8 @@
 	.max_intensity		= 0x2f,
 	.default_intensity	= 0x1f,
 	.limit_mask		= 0x0b,
-	.notify			= spitz_notify_intensity,
+	.gpio_backlight_cont	= SPITZ_GPIO_BACKLIGHT_CONT,
+	.gpio_backlight_on	= SPITZ_GPIO_BACKLIGHT_ON,
 	.kick_battery		= spitz_bl_kick_battery,
 };
 
@@ -399,6 +385,11 @@
 	if (err)
 		goto err_free_2;
 
+	if (machine_is_akita()) {
+		spitz_lcdcon_info.gpio_backlight_cont = AKITA_GPIO_BACKLIGHT_CONT;
+		spitz_lcdcon_info.gpio_backlight_on = AKITA_GPIO_BACKLIGHT_ON;
+	}
+
 	pxa2xx_set_spi_info(2, &spitz_spi_info);
 	spi_register_board_info(ARRAY_AND_SIZE(spitz_spi_devices));
 	return;