diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/arm-boards b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/arm-boards
index b6e810c2781a..abff8d834a6a 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/arm-boards
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/arm-boards
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ Example:
 		#size-cells = <0>;
 
 		A57_0: cpu@0 {
-			compatible = "arm,cortex-a57","arm,armv8";
+			compatible = "arm,cortex-a57";
 			reg = <0x0 0x0>;
 			device_type = "cpu";
 			enable-method = "psci";
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ Example:
 		.....
 
 		A53_0: cpu@100 {
-			compatible = "arm,cortex-a53","arm,armv8";
+			compatible = "arm,cortex-a53";
 			reg = <0x0 0x100>;
 			device_type = "cpu";
 			enable-method = "psci";
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/cpu-capacity.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/cpu-capacity.txt
index 96fa46cb133c..380e21c5fc7e 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/cpu-capacity.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/cpu-capacity.txt
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ cpus {
 	};
 
 	A57_0: cpu@0 {
-		compatible = "arm,cortex-a57","arm,armv8";
+		compatible = "arm,cortex-a57";
 		reg = <0x0 0x0>;
 		device_type = "cpu";
 		enable-method = "psci";
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ cpus {
 	};
 
 	A57_1: cpu@1 {
-		compatible = "arm,cortex-a57","arm,armv8";
+		compatible = "arm,cortex-a57";
 		reg = <0x0 0x1>;
 		device_type = "cpu";
 		enable-method = "psci";
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ cpus {
 	};
 
 	A53_0: cpu@100 {
-		compatible = "arm,cortex-a53","arm,armv8";
+		compatible = "arm,cortex-a53";
 		reg = <0x0 0x100>;
 		device_type = "cpu";
 		enable-method = "psci";
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ cpus {
 	};
 
 	A53_1: cpu@101 {
-		compatible = "arm,cortex-a53","arm,armv8";
+		compatible = "arm,cortex-a53";
 		reg = <0x0 0x101>;
 		device_type = "cpu";
 		enable-method = "psci";
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ cpus {
 	};
 
 	A53_2: cpu@102 {
-		compatible = "arm,cortex-a53","arm,armv8";
+		compatible = "arm,cortex-a53";
 		reg = <0x0 0x102>;
 		device_type = "cpu";
 		enable-method = "psci";
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ cpus {
 	};
 
 	A53_3: cpu@103 {
-		compatible = "arm,cortex-a53","arm,armv8";
+		compatible = "arm,cortex-a53";
 		reg = <0x0 0x103>;
 		device_type = "cpu";
 		enable-method = "psci";