diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_soc.c b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_soc.c
index afe8dbc..5c64ccd 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_soc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/fsl_soc.c
@@ -208,52 +208,6 @@
 arch_initcall(of_add_fixed_phys);
 #endif /* CONFIG_FIXED_PHY */
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_83xx
-static int __init mpc83xx_wdt_init(void)
-{
-	struct resource r;
-	struct device_node *np;
-	struct platform_device *dev;
-	u32 freq = fsl_get_sys_freq();
-	int ret;
-
-	np = of_find_compatible_node(NULL, "watchdog", "mpc83xx_wdt");
-
-	if (!np) {
-		ret = -ENODEV;
-		goto nodev;
-	}
-
-	memset(&r, 0, sizeof(r));
-
-	ret = of_address_to_resource(np, 0, &r);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err;
-
-	dev = platform_device_register_simple("mpc83xx_wdt", 0, &r, 1);
-	if (IS_ERR(dev)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(dev);
-		goto err;
-	}
-
-	ret = platform_device_add_data(dev, &freq, sizeof(freq));
-	if (ret)
-		goto unreg;
-
-	of_node_put(np);
-	return 0;
-
-unreg:
-	platform_device_unregister(dev);
-err:
-	of_node_put(np);
-nodev:
-	return ret;
-}
-
-arch_initcall(mpc83xx_wdt_init);
-#endif
-
 static enum fsl_usb2_phy_modes determine_usb_phy(const char *phy_type)
 {
 	if (!phy_type)