diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mx5/board-mx53_loco.c b/arch/arm/mach-mx5/board-mx53_loco.c
index cba4cd5fd9fd9cd06d7dc1edfa2105886f17a39c..3aefd6dab046afcf3ac61797ed907dfd7ed22220 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mx5/board-mx53_loco.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mx5/board-mx53_loco.c
@@ -41,30 +41,8 @@
 static iomux_v3_cfg_t mx53_loco_pads[] = {
 	MX53_PAD_CSI0_DAT10__UART1_TXD_MUX,
 	MX53_PAD_CSI0_DAT11__UART1_RXD_MUX,
-
-	MX53_PAD_PATA_BUFFER_EN__UART2_RXD_MUX,
-	MX53_PAD_PATA_DMARQ__UART2_TXD_MUX,
-	MX53_PAD_PATA_DIOR__UART2_RTS,
-	MX53_PAD_PATA_INTRQ__UART2_CTS,
-
-	MX53_PAD_PATA_CS_0__UART3_TXD_MUX,
-	MX53_PAD_PATA_CS_1__UART3_RXD_MUX,
-	MX53_PAD_PATA_DA_1__UART3_CTS,
-	MX53_PAD_PATA_DA_2__UART3_RTS,
-
-};
-
-static const struct imxuart_platform_data mx53_loco_uart_data __initconst = {
-	.flags = IMXUART_HAVE_RTSCTS,
 };
 
-static inline void mx53_loco_init_uart(void)
-{
-	imx53_add_imx_uart(0, NULL);
-	imx53_add_imx_uart(1, &mx53_loco_uart_data);
-	imx53_add_imx_uart(2, &mx53_loco_uart_data);
-}
-
 static inline void mx53_loco_fec_reset(void)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -88,7 +66,7 @@ static void __init mx53_loco_board_init(void)
 {
 	mxc_iomux_v3_setup_multiple_pads(mx53_loco_pads,
 					ARRAY_SIZE(mx53_loco_pads));
-	mx53_loco_init_uart();
+	imx53_add_imx_uart(0, NULL);
 	mx53_loco_fec_reset();
 	imx53_add_fec(&mx53_loco_fec_data);
 }