diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/marvell.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/marvell.txt
index 73a3d251acb1632140a22aca140787593d430e03..a5409ca27bc2c0af638873767d54272dbd850086 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/marvell.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/marvell.txt
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ prefixed with the string "marvell,", for Marvell Technology Group Ltd.
    Required properties:
      - #address-cells : Should be <1>
      - #size-cells : Should be <0>
-     - device_type : Should be "mdio"
      - compatible : Should be "marvell,mv64360-mdio"
 
    Example:
@@ -87,7 +86,6 @@ prefixed with the string "marvell,", for Marvell Technology Group Ltd.
      mdio {
 	     #address-cells = <1>;
 	     #size-cells = <0>;
-	     device_type = "mdio";
 	     compatible = "marvell,mv64360-mdio";
 
 	     ethernet-phy@0 {
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/powerpc/fsl/cpm_qe/network.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/powerpc/fsl/cpm_qe/network.txt
index 0e42694465803c4b535c1597d81847ea4aee01b0..38cc6c9849ec223563fc41107db5a7ff30877021 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/powerpc/fsl/cpm_qe/network.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/powerpc/fsl/cpm_qe/network.txt
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ fsl,mdc-pin : pin of port C controlling mdio clock
 
 Example:
 	mdio@10d40 {
-		device_type = "mdio";
 		compatible = "fsl,mpc8272ads-mdio-bitbang",
 			     "fsl,mpc8272-mdio-bitbang",
 			     "fsl,cpm2-mdio-bitbang";
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/ep8248e.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/ep8248e.dts
index 244934fa24193e20bbc0ffbffb9bb6d72e973729..8b3a49f34f5a4712bbe1445291ec6a70886762a5 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/ep8248e.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/ep8248e.dts
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@
 			ranges;
 
 			mdio {
-				device_type = "mdio";
 				compatible = "fsl,ep8248e-mdio-bitbang";
 				#address-cells = <1>;
 				#size-cells = <0>;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/holly.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/holly.dts
index c6e11ebecebbe46ccd57d2aaf0cc98c05b594c61..43e6f0c8e44908db71119429495946b788595bfb 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/holly.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/holly.dts
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
 		};
 
 		MDIO: mdio@6000 {
-			device_type = "mdio";
 			compatible = "tsi109-mdio", "tsi108-mdio";
 			reg = <0x00006000 0x00000050>;
 			#address-cells = <1>;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc7448hpc2.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc7448hpc2.dts
index 2544f3ecd6e9096fb60d06807176c58ebe83c7a0..20a0d22df473f2273b3d876fcd3136fe149628dc 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc7448hpc2.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc7448hpc2.dts
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@
 		};
 
 		MDIO: mdio@6000 {
-			device_type = "mdio";
 			compatible = "tsi108-mdio";
 			reg = <0x6000 0x50>;
 			#address-cells = <1>;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8272ads.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8272ads.dts
index 0c92de74d065f86626184afcef56779a7906a884..6d2cddf64cfdb2cf998bf6d7afb601d2b3670a53 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8272ads.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8272ads.dts
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@
 			};
 
 			mdio@10d40 {
-				device_type = "mdio";
 				compatible = "fsl,mpc8272ads-mdio-bitbang",
 				             "fsl,mpc8272-mdio-bitbang",
 				             "fsl,cpm2-mdio-bitbang";
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/pq2fads.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/pq2fads.dts
index 9d065cdeb5eb2d218f1f844bfde73013c31bfed8..0c525ff0c257546d33d72407b16c374b0dbe02f9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/pq2fads.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/pq2fads.dts
@@ -198,7 +198,6 @@
 			};
 
 			mdio@10d40 {
-				device_type = "mdio";
 				compatible = "fsl,pq2fads-mdio-bitbang",
 				             "fsl,mpc8280-mdio-bitbang",
 				             "fsl,cpm2-mdio-bitbang";
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/prpmc2800.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/prpmc2800.dts
index 909e8b0ead26a6c3687ef8aac212881aa9db8fd4..77c8db238d1cc699f6390c395a67bbcdc0a71812 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/prpmc2800.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/prpmc2800.dts
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@
 		mdio {
 			#address-cells = <1>;
 			#size-cells = <0>;
-			device_type = "mdio";
 			compatible = "marvell,mv64360-mdio";
 			PHY0: ethernet-phy@1 {
 				compatible = "broadcom,bcm5421";