diff --git a/arch/metag/kernel/setup.c b/arch/metag/kernel/setup.c
index 31cf53d0eba2..1166f1fbfd63 100644
--- a/arch/metag/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/metag/kernel/setup.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include <linux/memblock.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/of_fdt.h>
-#include <linux/of_platform.h>
 #include <linux/pfn.h>
 #include <linux/root_dev.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
@@ -414,9 +413,7 @@ static int __init customize_machine(void)
 	/* customizes platform devices, or adds new ones */
 	if (machine_desc->init_machine)
 		machine_desc->init_machine();
-	else
-		of_platform_populate(NULL, of_default_bus_match_table, NULL,
-				     NULL);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 arch_initcall(customize_machine);