diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-dt-rm9200.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-dt-rm9200.c
index 3fcb6623a33e..3a185faee795 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-dt-rm9200.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-dt-rm9200.c
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include <linux/gpio.h>
 #include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/of_irq.h>
-#include <linux/of_platform.h>
 
 #include <asm/setup.h>
 #include <asm/irq.h>
@@ -36,11 +35,6 @@ static void __init at91rm9200_dt_init_irq(void)
 	of_irq_init(irq_of_match);
 }
 
-static void __init at91rm9200_dt_device_init(void)
-{
-	of_platform_populate(NULL, of_default_bus_match_table, NULL, NULL);
-}
-
 static const char *at91rm9200_dt_board_compat[] __initdata = {
 	"atmel,at91rm9200",
 	NULL
@@ -52,6 +46,5 @@ DT_MACHINE_START(at91rm9200_dt, "Atmel AT91RM9200 (Device Tree)")
 	.handle_irq	= at91_aic_handle_irq,
 	.init_early	= at91rm9200_dt_initialize,
 	.init_irq	= at91rm9200_dt_init_irq,
-	.init_machine	= at91rm9200_dt_device_init,
 	.dt_compat	= at91rm9200_dt_board_compat,
 MACHINE_END
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-dt-sam9.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-dt-sam9.c
index 8db30132abed..3dab868b02fa 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-dt-sam9.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-dt-sam9.c
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #include <linux/gpio.h>
 #include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/of_irq.h>
-#include <linux/of_platform.h>
 
 #include <asm/setup.h>
 #include <asm/irq.h>
@@ -37,11 +36,6 @@ static void __init at91_dt_init_irq(void)
 	of_irq_init(irq_of_match);
 }
 
-static void __init at91_dt_device_init(void)
-{
-	of_platform_populate(NULL, of_default_bus_match_table, NULL, NULL);
-}
-
 static const char *at91_dt_board_compat[] __initdata = {
 	"atmel,at91sam9",
 	NULL
@@ -54,6 +48,5 @@ DT_MACHINE_START(at91sam_dt, "Atmel AT91SAM (Device Tree)")
 	.handle_irq	= at91_aic_handle_irq,
 	.init_early	= at91_dt_initialize,
 	.init_irq	= at91_dt_init_irq,
-	.init_machine	= at91_dt_device_init,
 	.dt_compat	= at91_dt_board_compat,
 MACHINE_END