diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mxs/devices-mx23.h b/arch/arm/mach-mxs/devices-mx23.h
index 4d1329d59287..9acdd6387047 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mxs/devices-mx23.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mxs/devices-mx23.h
@@ -11,10 +11,16 @@
 #include <mach/mx23.h>
 #include <mach/devices-common.h>
 #include <mach/mxsfb.h>
+#include <linux/amba/bus.h>
 
-extern const struct amba_device mx23_duart_device __initconst;
-#define mx23_add_duart() \
-	mxs_add_duart(&mx23_duart_device)
+static inline int mx23_add_duart(void)
+{
+	struct amba_device *d;
+
+	d = amba_ahb_device_add(NULL, "duart", MX23_DUART_BASE_ADDR, SZ_8K,
+				MX23_INT_DUART, 0, 0, 0);
+	return IS_ERR(d) ? PTR_ERR(d) : 0;
+}
 
 extern const struct mxs_auart_data mx23_auart_data[] __initconst;
 #define mx23_add_auart(id)	mxs_add_auart(&mx23_auart_data[id])
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mxs/devices-mx28.h b/arch/arm/mach-mxs/devices-mx28.h
index 9dbeae130842..84b2960df117 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mxs/devices-mx28.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mxs/devices-mx28.h
@@ -11,10 +11,16 @@
 #include <mach/mx28.h>
 #include <mach/devices-common.h>
 #include <mach/mxsfb.h>
+#include <linux/amba/bus.h>
 
-extern const struct amba_device mx28_duart_device __initconst;
-#define mx28_add_duart() \
-	mxs_add_duart(&mx28_duart_device)
+static inline int mx28_add_duart(void)
+{
+	struct amba_device *d;
+
+	d = amba_ahb_device_add(NULL, "duart", MX28_DUART_BASE_ADDR, SZ_8K,
+				MX28_INT_DUART, 0, 0, 0);
+	return IS_ERR(d) ? PTR_ERR(d) : 0;
+}
 
 extern const struct mxs_auart_data mx28_auart_data[] __initconst;
 #define mx28_add_auart(id)	mxs_add_auart(&mx28_auart_data[id])
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mxs/devices.c b/arch/arm/mach-mxs/devices.c
index 01faffec3064..cf50b5a66dda 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mxs/devices.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mxs/devices.c
@@ -75,22 +75,6 @@ err:
 	return pdev;
 }
 
-int __init mxs_add_amba_device(const struct amba_device *dev)
-{
-	struct amba_device *adev = amba_device_alloc(dev->dev.init_name,
-		dev->res.start, resource_size(&dev->res));
-
-	if (!adev) {
-		pr_err("%s: failed to allocate memory", __func__);
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
-	adev->irq[0] = dev->irq[0];
-	adev->irq[1] = dev->irq[1];
-
-	return amba_device_add(adev, &iomem_resource);
-}
-
 struct device mxs_apbh_bus = {
 	.init_name	= "mxs_apbh",
 	.parent         = &platform_bus,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mxs/devices/Makefile b/arch/arm/mach-mxs/devices/Makefile
index c8f5c9541a30..5f72d9787444 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mxs/devices/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mxs/devices/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-obj-$(CONFIG_MXS_HAVE_AMBA_DUART) += amba-duart.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MXS_HAVE_PLATFORM_AUART) += platform-auart.o
 obj-y += platform-dma.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MXS_HAVE_PLATFORM_FEC) += platform-fec.o
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mxs/devices/amba-duart.c b/arch/arm/mach-mxs/devices/amba-duart.c
deleted file mode 100644
index a5479f766046..000000000000
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mxs/devices/amba-duart.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2009-2010 Pengutronix
- * Uwe Kleine-Koenig <u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de>
- *
- * Copyright 2010 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
- * the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by the
- * Free Software Foundation.
- */
-#include <asm/irq.h>
-#include <mach/mx23.h>
-#include <mach/mx28.h>
-#include <mach/devices-common.h>
-
-#define MXS_AMBA_DUART_DEVICE(name, soc)			\
-const struct amba_device name##_device __initconst = {		\
-	.dev = {						\
-		.init_name = "duart",				\
-	},							\
-	.res = {						\
-		.start = soc ## _DUART_BASE_ADDR,		\
-		.end = (soc ## _DUART_BASE_ADDR) + SZ_8K - 1,	\
-		.flags = IORESOURCE_MEM,			\
-	},							\
-	.irq = {soc ## _INT_DUART},				\
-}
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_SOC_IMX23
-MXS_AMBA_DUART_DEVICE(mx23_duart, MX23);
-#endif
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_SOC_IMX28
-MXS_AMBA_DUART_DEVICE(mx28_duart, MX28);
-#endif
-
-int __init mxs_add_duart(const struct amba_device *dev)
-{
-	return mxs_add_amba_device(dev);
-}
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mxs/include/mach/devices-common.h b/arch/arm/mach-mxs/include/mach/devices-common.h
index f2e383955d88..21e45a70d344 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mxs/include/mach/devices-common.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mxs/include/mach/devices-common.h
@@ -27,11 +27,6 @@ static inline struct platform_device *mxs_add_platform_device(
 			name, id, res, num_resources, data, size_data, 0);
 }
 
-int __init mxs_add_amba_device(const struct amba_device *dev);
-
-/* duart */
-int __init mxs_add_duart(const struct amba_device *dev);
-
 /* auart */
 struct mxs_auart_data {
 	int id;