diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/r8a73a4.h b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/r8a73a4.h
index ce8bdd1d8a8a029616bb4b5929c55ba1f8726f8f..5fafd6fcedf790c45564b0c731f4b317a5dba659 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/r8a73a4.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/r8a73a4.h
@@ -14,6 +14,5 @@ void r8a73a4_add_standard_devices(void);
 void r8a73a4_add_dt_devices(void);
 void r8a73a4_clock_init(void);
 void r8a73a4_pinmux_init(void);
-void r8a73a4_init_early(void);
 
 #endif /* __ASM_R8A73A4_H__ */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/setup-r8a73a4.c b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/setup-r8a73a4.c
index 6fbcdcc39d530dbb59a7c715794c3038a23e31e5..53f40b70680de9087fa90c0e61ae2711ac8a0fc7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/setup-r8a73a4.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/setup-r8a73a4.c
@@ -295,13 +295,6 @@ void __init r8a73a4_add_standard_devices(void)
 	r8a73a4_register_dmac();
 }
 
-void __init r8a73a4_init_early(void)
-{
-#ifndef CONFIG_ARM_ARCH_TIMER
-	shmobile_setup_delay(1500, 2, 4); /* Cortex-A15 @ 1500MHz */
-#endif
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_USE_OF
 
 static const char *r8a73a4_boards_compat_dt[] __initdata = {
@@ -310,7 +303,7 @@ static const char *r8a73a4_boards_compat_dt[] __initdata = {
 };
 
 DT_MACHINE_START(R8A73A4_DT, "Generic R8A73A4 (Flattened Device Tree)")
-	.init_early	= r8a73a4_init_early,
+	.init_early	= shmobile_init_delay,
 	.init_late	= shmobile_init_late,
 	.dt_compat	= r8a73a4_boards_compat_dt,
 MACHINE_END