diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/common.c b/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/common.c
index c2cae69e6d2b..f38922897563 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/common.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/common.c
@@ -528,12 +528,6 @@ void __init kirkwood_init_early(void)
 {
 	orion_time_set_base(TIMER_VIRT_BASE);
 
-	/*
-	 * Some Kirkwood devices allocate their coherent buffers from atomic
-	 * context. Increase size of atomic coherent pool to make sure such
-	 * the allocations won't fail.
-	 */
-	init_dma_coherent_pool_size(SZ_1M);
 	mvebu_mbus_init("marvell,kirkwood-mbus",
 			BRIDGE_WINS_BASE, BRIDGE_WINS_SZ,
 			DDR_WINDOW_CPU_BASE, DDR_WINDOW_CPU_SZ);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/armada-370-xp.c b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/armada-370-xp.c
index 42a4cb3087e2..1c48890bb72b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/armada-370-xp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/armada-370-xp.c
@@ -53,13 +53,6 @@ void __init armada_370_xp_init_early(void)
 {
 	char *mbus_soc_name;
 
-	/*
-	 * Some Armada 370/XP devices allocate their coherent buffers
-	 * from atomic context. Increase size of atomic coherent pool
-	 * to make sure such the allocations won't fail.
-	 */
-	init_dma_coherent_pool_size(SZ_1M);
-
 	/*
 	 * This initialization will be replaced by a DT-based
 	 * initialization once the mvebu-mbus driver gains DT support.
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/common.c b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/common.c
index b97fd672e89d..f8a6db9239bf 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/common.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/common.c
@@ -199,13 +199,6 @@ void __init orion5x_init_early(void)
 
 	orion_time_set_base(TIMER_VIRT_BASE);
 
-	/*
-	 * Some Orion5x devices allocate their coherent buffers from atomic
-	 * context. Increase size of atomic coherent pool to make sure such
-	 * the allocations won't fail.
-	 */
-	init_dma_coherent_pool_size(SZ_1M);
-
 	/* Initialize the MBUS driver */
 	orion5x_pcie_id(&dev, &rev);
 	if (dev == MV88F5281_DEV_ID)