diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/karis/gpio.c b/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/karis/gpio.c
index 0bc8f3d7f9..9c130348b0 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/karis/gpio.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/karis/gpio.c
@@ -399,11 +399,6 @@ static const struct pad_config early_gpio_table[] = {
 	/* GPP_H10 : [] ==> SOC_WP_OD */
 	PAD_CFG_GPI_GPIO_DRIVER_LOCK(GPP_H10, NONE, LOCK_CONFIG),
 
-	/* GPP_C00 : [] ==> EN_TCHSCR_PWR */
-	PAD_CFG_GPO(GPP_C00, 1, DEEP),
-	/* GPP_C01 : [] ==> SOC_TCHSCR_RST_R_L */
-	PAD_CFG_GPO(GPP_C01, 0, DEEP),
-
 	/* GPP_A19 : [] ==> EN_PP3300_SSD */
 	PAD_CFG_GPO(GPP_A19, 1, DEEP),
 };
@@ -413,10 +408,6 @@ static const struct pad_config romstage_gpio_table[] = {
 	PAD_CFG_GPO(GPP_B11, 0, DEEP),
 	/* GPP_C23 : [] ==> FP_RST_ODL */
 	PAD_CFG_GPO(GPP_C23, 0, DEEP),
-	/* GPP_C00 : [] ==> EN_TCHSCR_PWR */
-	PAD_CFG_GPO(GPP_C00, 1, DEEP),
-	/* GPP_C01 : [] ==> SOC_TCHSCR_RST_R_L */
-	PAD_CFG_GPO(GPP_C01, 0, DEEP),
 	/* GPP_D02 : Not Connected */
 	PAD_NC(GPP_D02, NONE),
 	/* GPP_A20 : [] ==> SSD_PERST_L */
diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/karis/overridetree.cb b/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/karis/overridetree.cb
index ea45d61981..2607ad776f 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/karis/overridetree.cb
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/rex/variants/karis/overridetree.cb
@@ -404,6 +404,7 @@ chip soc/intel/meteorlake
 				register "generic.stop_gpio" = "ACPI_GPIO_OUTPUT_ACTIVE_LOW(GPP_C06)"
 				register "generic.stop_off_delay_ms" = "1"
 				register "generic.has_power_resource" = "1"
+				register "generic.use_gpio_for_status" = "true"
 				register "hid_desc_reg_offset" = "0x01"
 				device i2c 0x10 on end
 			end