diff --git a/arch/mips/netlogic/xlp/dt.c b/arch/mips/netlogic/xlp/dt.c
index 856a6e6d296e..b5ba83f4c646 100644
--- a/arch/mips/netlogic/xlp/dt.c
+++ b/arch/mips/netlogic/xlp/dt.c
@@ -93,17 +93,3 @@ void __init device_tree_init(void)
 {
 	unflatten_and_copy_device_tree();
 }
-
-static struct of_device_id __initdata xlp_ids[] = {
-	{ .compatible = "simple-bus", },
-	{},
-};
-
-int __init xlp8xx_ds_publish_devices(void)
-{
-	if (!of_have_populated_dt())
-		return 0;
-	return of_platform_bus_probe(NULL, xlp_ids, NULL);
-}
-
-device_initcall(xlp8xx_ds_publish_devices);