diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/dra7-l4.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/dra7-l4.dtsi
index 58fa7d3e2de8..1feb6db79d16 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/dra7-l4.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/dra7-l4.dtsi
@@ -2046,7 +2046,6 @@
 
 		des_target: target-module@a5000 {	/* 0x480a5000 */
 			compatible = "ti,sysc-omap2", "ti,sysc";
-			ti,hwmods = "des";
 			reg = <0xa5030 0x4>,
 			      <0xa5034 0x4>,
 			      <0xa5038 0x4>;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_7xx_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_7xx_data.c
index d4919c2f6000..cae704f10a18 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_7xx_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_7xx_data.c
@@ -1336,34 +1336,6 @@ static struct omap_hwmod dra7xx_timer16_hwmod = {
 	},
 };
 
-/* DES (the 'P' (public) device) */
-static struct omap_hwmod_class_sysconfig dra7xx_des_sysc = {
-	.rev_offs	= 0x0030,
-	.sysc_offs	= 0x0034,
-	.syss_offs	= 0x0038,
-	.sysc_flags	= SYSS_HAS_RESET_STATUS,
-};
-
-static struct omap_hwmod_class dra7xx_des_hwmod_class = {
-	.name	= "des",
-	.sysc	= &dra7xx_des_sysc,
-};
-
-/* DES */
-static struct omap_hwmod dra7xx_des_hwmod = {
-	.name		= "des",
-	.class		= &dra7xx_des_hwmod_class,
-	.clkdm_name	= "l4sec_clkdm",
-	.main_clk	= "l3_iclk_div",
-	.prcm = {
-		.omap4 = {
-			.clkctrl_offs = DRA7XX_CM_L4SEC_DES3DES_CLKCTRL_OFFSET,
-			.context_offs = DRA7XX_RM_L4SEC_DES3DES_CONTEXT_OFFSET,
-			.modulemode   = MODULEMODE_HWCTRL,
-		},
-	},
-};
-
 /*
  * 'usb_otg_ss' class
  *
@@ -1942,14 +1914,6 @@ static struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if dra7xx_l4_per3__timer16 = {
 	.user		= OCP_USER_MPU | OCP_USER_SDMA,
 };
 
-/* l4_per1 -> des */
-static struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if dra7xx_l4_per1__des = {
-	.master		= &dra7xx_l4_per1_hwmod,
-	.slave		= &dra7xx_des_hwmod,
-	.clk		= "l3_iclk_div",
-	.user		= OCP_USER_MPU | OCP_USER_SDMA,
-};
-
 /* l4_per3 -> usb_otg_ss1 */
 static struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if dra7xx_l4_per3__usb_otg_ss1 = {
 	.master		= &dra7xx_l4_per3_hwmod,
@@ -2092,7 +2056,6 @@ static struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if *dra7xx_hwmod_ocp_ifs[] __initdata = {
 	&dra7xx_l4_per3__timer14,
 	&dra7xx_l4_per3__timer15,
 	&dra7xx_l4_per3__timer16,
-	&dra7xx_l4_per1__des,
 	&dra7xx_l4_per3__usb_otg_ss1,
 	&dra7xx_l4_per3__usb_otg_ss2,
 	&dra7xx_l4_per3__usb_otg_ss3,