diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_base.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_base.c
index bfbd0455d8a7eedd070106ae3a11d8c4cb60af58..d4e4f0f683df7e09c4dc4b2d1bc88c81fab3ccc7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_base.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_base.c
@@ -791,18 +791,6 @@ static int __init init_spu_base(void)
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-	/* in some old firmware versions, the spe is called 'spc', so we
-	   look for that as well */
-	for (node = of_find_node_by_type(NULL, "spc");
-			node; node = of_find_node_by_type(node, "spc")) {
-		ret = create_spu(node);
-		if (ret) {
-			printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: Error initializing %s\n",
-				__FUNCTION__, node->name);
-			cleanup_spu_base();
-			break;
-		}
-	}
 	return ret;
 }
 module_init(init_spu_base);