diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/8xx/mpc86xads_setup.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/8xx/mpc86xads_setup.c
index cf0e7bc8c2e7..d881647e9923 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/8xx/mpc86xads_setup.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/8xx/mpc86xads_setup.c
@@ -254,20 +254,6 @@ int platform_device_skip(const char *model, int id)
 
 static void __init mpc86xads_setup_arch(void)
 {
-	struct device_node *cpu;
-
-	cpu = of_find_node_by_type(NULL, "cpu");
-	if (cpu != 0) {
-		const unsigned int *fp;
-
-		fp = of_get_property(cpu, "clock-frequency", NULL);
-		if (fp != 0)
-			loops_per_jiffy = *fp / HZ;
-		else
-			loops_per_jiffy = 50000000 / HZ;
-		of_node_put(cpu);
-	}
-
 	cpm_reset();
 
 	mpc86xads_board_setup();
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/8xx/mpc885ads_setup.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/8xx/mpc885ads_setup.c
index 5a808d611ae3..bd5ff7a892e0 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/8xx/mpc885ads_setup.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/8xx/mpc885ads_setup.c
@@ -406,20 +406,6 @@ int platform_device_skip(const char *model, int id)
 
 static void __init mpc885ads_setup_arch(void)
 {
-	struct device_node *cpu;
-
-	cpu = of_find_node_by_type(NULL, "cpu");
-	if (cpu != 0) {
-		const unsigned int *fp;
-
-		fp = of_get_property(cpu, "clock-frequency", NULL);
-		if (fp != 0)
-			loops_per_jiffy = *fp / HZ;
-		else
-			loops_per_jiffy = 50000000 / HZ;
-		of_node_put(cpu);
-	}
-
 	cpm_reset();
 
 	mpc885ads_board_setup();