diff --git a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/octeon-irq.c b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/octeon-irq.c
index 5fb76aa..7fb1f22 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/octeon-irq.c
+++ b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/octeon-irq.c
@@ -1184,9 +1184,6 @@
 	octeon_irq_set_ciu_mapping(OCTEON_IRQ_MBOX0, 0, 32, chip_mbox, handle_percpu_irq);
 	octeon_irq_set_ciu_mapping(OCTEON_IRQ_MBOX1, 0, 33, chip_mbox, handle_percpu_irq);
 
-	octeon_irq_set_ciu_mapping(OCTEON_IRQ_UART0, 0, 34, chip, handle_level_irq);
-	octeon_irq_set_ciu_mapping(OCTEON_IRQ_UART1, 0, 35, chip, handle_level_irq);
-
 	for (i = 0; i < 4; i++)
 		octeon_irq_set_ciu_mapping(i + OCTEON_IRQ_PCI_INT0, 0, i + 36, chip, handle_level_irq);
 	for (i = 0; i < 4; i++)
@@ -1203,7 +1200,6 @@
 	for (i = 0; i < 16; i++)
 		octeon_irq_set_ciu_mapping(i + OCTEON_IRQ_WDOG0, 1, i + 0, chip_wd, handle_level_irq);
 
-	octeon_irq_set_ciu_mapping(OCTEON_IRQ_UART2, 1, 16, chip, handle_level_irq);
 	octeon_irq_set_ciu_mapping(OCTEON_IRQ_USB1, 1, 17, chip, handle_level_irq);
 
 	gpio_node = of_find_compatible_node(NULL, NULL, "cavium,octeon-3860-gpio");
diff --git a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/serial.c b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/serial.c
index 057f0ae..138b221 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/serial.c
+++ b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/serial.c
@@ -43,95 +43,67 @@
 	cvmx_write_csr((uint64_t)(up->membase + (offset << 3)), (u8)value);
 }
 
-/*
- * Allocated in .bss, so it is all zeroed.
- */
-#define OCTEON_MAX_UARTS 3
-static struct plat_serial8250_port octeon_uart8250_data[OCTEON_MAX_UARTS + 1];
-static struct platform_device octeon_uart8250_device = {
-	.name			= "serial8250",
-	.id			= PLAT8250_DEV_PLATFORM,
-	.dev			= {
-		.platform_data	= octeon_uart8250_data,
+static int __devinit octeon_serial_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+	int irq, res;
+	struct resource *res_mem;
+	struct uart_port port;
+
+	/* All adaptors have an irq.  */
+	irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
+	if (irq < 0)
+		return irq;
+
+	memset(&port, 0, sizeof(port));
+
+	port.flags = ASYNC_SKIP_TEST | UPF_SHARE_IRQ | UPF_FIXED_TYPE;
+	port.type = PORT_OCTEON;
+	port.iotype = UPIO_MEM;
+	port.regshift = 3;
+	port.dev = &pdev->dev;
+
+	if (octeon_is_simulation())
+		/* Make simulator output fast*/
+		port.uartclk = 115200 * 16;
+	else
+		port.uartclk = octeon_get_io_clock_rate();
+
+	port.serial_in = octeon_serial_in;
+	port.serial_out = octeon_serial_out;
+	port.irq = irq;
+
+	res_mem = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
+	if (res_mem == NULL) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "found no memory resource\n");
+		return -ENXIO;
+	}
+	port.mapbase = res_mem->start;
+	port.membase = ioremap(res_mem->start, resource_size(res_mem));
+
+	res = serial8250_register_port(&port);
+
+	return res >= 0 ? 0 : res;
+}
+
+static struct of_device_id octeon_serial_match[] = {
+	{
+		.compatible = "cavium,octeon-3860-uart",
+	},
+	{},
+};
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, octeon_serial_match);
+
+static struct platform_driver octeon_serial_driver = {
+	.probe		= octeon_serial_probe,
+	.driver		= {
+		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
+		.name	= "octeon_serial",
+		.of_match_table = octeon_serial_match,
 	},
 };
 
-static void __init octeon_uart_set_common(struct plat_serial8250_port *p)
-{
-	p->flags = ASYNC_SKIP_TEST | UPF_SHARE_IRQ | UPF_FIXED_TYPE;
-	p->type = PORT_OCTEON;
-	p->iotype = UPIO_MEM;
-	p->regshift = 3;	/* I/O addresses are every 8 bytes */
-	if (octeon_is_simulation())
-		/* Make simulator output fast*/
-		p->uartclk = 115200 * 16;
-	else
-		p->uartclk = octeon_get_io_clock_rate();
-	p->serial_in = octeon_serial_in;
-	p->serial_out = octeon_serial_out;
-}
-
 static int __init octeon_serial_init(void)
 {
-	int enable_uart0;
-	int enable_uart1;
-	int enable_uart2;
-	struct plat_serial8250_port *p;
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_CAVIUM_OCTEON_2ND_KERNEL
-	/*
-	 * If we are configured to run as the second of two kernels,
-	 * disable uart0 and enable uart1. Uart0 is owned by the first
-	 * kernel
-	 */
-	enable_uart0 = 0;
-	enable_uart1 = 1;
-#else
-	/*
-	 * We are configured for the first kernel. We'll enable uart0
-	 * if the bootloader told us to use 0, otherwise will enable
-	 * uart 1.
-	 */
-	enable_uart0 = (octeon_get_boot_uart() == 0);
-	enable_uart1 = (octeon_get_boot_uart() == 1);
-#ifdef CONFIG_KGDB
-	enable_uart1 = 1;
-#endif
-#endif
-
-	/* Right now CN52XX is the only chip with a third uart */
-	enable_uart2 = OCTEON_IS_MODEL(OCTEON_CN52XX);
-
-	p = octeon_uart8250_data;
-	if (enable_uart0) {
-		/* Add a ttyS device for hardware uart 0 */
-		octeon_uart_set_common(p);
-		p->membase = (void *) CVMX_MIO_UARTX_RBR(0);
-		p->mapbase = CVMX_MIO_UARTX_RBR(0) & ((1ull << 49) - 1);
-		p->irq = OCTEON_IRQ_UART0;
-		p++;
-	}
-
-	if (enable_uart1) {
-		/* Add a ttyS device for hardware uart 1 */
-		octeon_uart_set_common(p);
-		p->membase = (void *) CVMX_MIO_UARTX_RBR(1);
-		p->mapbase = CVMX_MIO_UARTX_RBR(1) & ((1ull << 49) - 1);
-		p->irq = OCTEON_IRQ_UART1;
-		p++;
-	}
-	if (enable_uart2) {
-		/* Add a ttyS device for hardware uart 2 */
-		octeon_uart_set_common(p);
-		p->membase = (void *) CVMX_MIO_UART2_RBR;
-		p->mapbase = CVMX_MIO_UART2_RBR & ((1ull << 49) - 1);
-		p->irq = OCTEON_IRQ_UART2;
-		p++;
-	}
-
-	BUG_ON(p > &octeon_uart8250_data[OCTEON_MAX_UARTS]);
-
-	return platform_device_register(&octeon_uart8250_device);
+	return platform_driver_register(&octeon_serial_driver);
 }
-
-device_initcall(octeon_serial_init);
+late_initcall(octeon_serial_init);