diff --git a/arch/mips/ath79/setup.c b/arch/mips/ath79/setup.c
index 7adab180e0ca..8887eb1ffc73 100644
--- a/arch/mips/ath79/setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/ath79/setup.c
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 #include <linux/bootmem.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/clk.h>
-#include <linux/clk-provider.h>
-#include <linux/of_platform.h>
 #include <linux/of_fdt.h>
 
 #include <asm/bootinfo.h>
@@ -285,7 +283,6 @@ void __init plat_time_init(void)
 
 static int __init ath79_setup(void)
 {
-	of_platform_populate(NULL, of_default_bus_match_table, NULL, NULL);
 	if  (mips_machtype == ATH79_MACH_GENERIC_OF)
 		return 0;
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/jz4740/setup.c b/arch/mips/jz4740/setup.c
index 510fc0d962f2..0914ef775b5f 100644
--- a/arch/mips/jz4740/setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/jz4740/setup.c
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/libfdt.h>
 #include <linux/of_fdt.h>
-#include <linux/of_platform.h>
 
 #include <asm/bootinfo.h>
 #include <asm/prom.h>
@@ -74,13 +73,6 @@ void __init device_tree_init(void)
 	unflatten_and_copy_device_tree();
 }
 
-static int __init populate_machine(void)
-{
-	of_platform_populate(NULL, of_default_bus_match_table, NULL, NULL);
-	return 0;
-}
-arch_initcall(populate_machine);
-
 const char *get_system_type(void)
 {
 	if (config_enabled(CONFIG_MACH_JZ4780))
diff --git a/arch/mips/mti-sead3/sead3-setup.c b/arch/mips/mti-sead3/sead3-setup.c
index 9f2f9b2b23ce..edfcaf06680d 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mti-sead3/sead3-setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mti-sead3/sead3-setup.c
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
  */
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/libfdt.h>
-#include <linux/of_platform.h>
 #include <linux/of_fdt.h>
 
 #include <asm/prom.h>
@@ -107,10 +106,3 @@ void __init device_tree_init(void)
 
 	unflatten_and_copy_device_tree();
 }
-
-static int __init customize_machine(void)
-{
-	of_platform_populate(NULL, of_default_bus_match_table, NULL, NULL);
-	return 0;
-}
-arch_initcall(customize_machine);
diff --git a/arch/mips/pistachio/init.c b/arch/mips/pistachio/init.c
index ab79828230ab..c50a670e60d2 100644
--- a/arch/mips/pistachio/init.c
+++ b/arch/mips/pistachio/init.c
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/of_address.h>
 #include <linux/of_fdt.h>
-#include <linux/of_platform.h>
 
 #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
 #include <asm/dma-coherence.h>
@@ -159,15 +158,3 @@ void __init device_tree_init(void)
 
 	unflatten_and_copy_device_tree();
 }
-
-static int __init plat_of_setup(void)
-{
-	if (!of_have_populated_dt())
-		panic("Device tree not present");
-
-	if (of_platform_populate(NULL, of_default_bus_match_table, NULL, NULL))
-		panic("Failed to populate DT");
-
-	return 0;
-}
-arch_initcall(plat_of_setup);
diff --git a/arch/mips/xilfpga/init.c b/arch/mips/xilfpga/init.c
index ce2aee2169ac..602e384a26a2 100644
--- a/arch/mips/xilfpga/init.c
+++ b/arch/mips/xilfpga/init.c
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/of_fdt.h>
-#include <linux/of_platform.h>
 
 #include <asm/prom.h>
 
@@ -43,15 +42,3 @@ void __init device_tree_init(void)
 
 	unflatten_and_copy_device_tree();
 }
-
-static int __init plat_of_setup(void)
-{
-	if (!of_have_populated_dt())
-		panic("Device tree not present");
-
-	if (of_platform_populate(NULL, of_default_bus_match_table, NULL, NULL))
-		panic("Failed to populate DT");
-
-	return 0;
-}
-arch_initcall(plat_of_setup);