diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/mpc85xx_ads.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/mpc85xx_ads.c
index d17807a6b89a141b555a7d31781093239249ec26..0293e3d3580f4bd950835cd18ce0f08455a58644 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/mpc85xx_ads.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/mpc85xx_ads.c
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@ static void mpc85xx_ads_show_cpuinfo(struct seq_file *m)
 	svid = mfspr(SPRN_SVR);
 
 	seq_printf(m, "Vendor\t\t: Freescale Semiconductor\n");
-	seq_printf(m, "Machine\t\t: mpc85xx\n");
 	seq_printf(m, "PVR\t\t: 0x%x\n", pvid);
 	seq_printf(m, "SVR\t\t: 0x%x\n", svid);
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/sbc8560.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/sbc8560.c
index e0cf0602d8b7191dc47587e5f155822d572cf782..0c9a856f66b6f7e2c4c918574e958e804d37292d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/sbc8560.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/sbc8560.c
@@ -200,7 +200,6 @@ static void sbc8560_show_cpuinfo(struct seq_file *m)
 	svid = mfspr(SPRN_SVR);
 
 	seq_printf(m, "Vendor\t\t: Wind River\n");
-	seq_printf(m, "Machine\t\t: SBC8560\n");
 	seq_printf(m, "PVR\t\t: 0x%x\n", pvid);
 	seq_printf(m, "SVR\t\t: 0x%x\n", svid);
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/86xx/gef_sbc610.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/86xx/gef_sbc610.c
index 3543a9e6761814c1c648011243a74208eb899380..8a9dee2476184b8846f68d698550c694b8eb3b24 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/86xx/gef_sbc610.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/86xx/gef_sbc610.c
@@ -66,19 +66,11 @@ static void __init gef_sbc610_setup_arch(void)
 
 static void gef_sbc610_show_cpuinfo(struct seq_file *m)
 {
-	struct device_node *root;
 	uint memsize = total_memory;
-	const char *model = "";
 	uint svid = mfspr(SPRN_SVR);
 
 	seq_printf(m, "Vendor\t\t: GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms\n");
 
-	root = of_find_node_by_path("/");
-	if (root)
-		model = of_get_property(root, "model", NULL);
-	seq_printf(m, "Machine\t\t: %s\n", model);
-	of_node_put(root);
-
 	seq_printf(m, "SVR\t\t: 0x%x\n", svid);
 	seq_printf(m, "Memory\t\t: %d MB\n", memsize / (1024 * 1024));
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/86xx/mpc86xx_hpcn.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/86xx/mpc86xx_hpcn.c
index f712d9c0991be7ef9c6c0cc3cdccec2e98e1094e..2672829a71dc400397d3adefc84cb5dcbc15ffd5 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/86xx/mpc86xx_hpcn.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/86xx/mpc86xx_hpcn.c
@@ -101,19 +101,11 @@ mpc86xx_hpcn_setup_arch(void)
 static void
 mpc86xx_hpcn_show_cpuinfo(struct seq_file *m)
 {
-	struct device_node *root;
 	uint memsize = total_memory;
-	const char *model = "";
 	uint svid = mfspr(SPRN_SVR);
 
 	seq_printf(m, "Vendor\t\t: Freescale Semiconductor\n");
 
-	root = of_find_node_by_path("/");
-	if (root)
-		model = of_get_property(root, "model", NULL);
-	seq_printf(m, "Machine\t\t: %s\n", model);
-	of_node_put(root);
-
 	seq_printf(m, "SVR\t\t: 0x%x\n", svid);
 	seq_printf(m, "Memory\t\t: %d MB\n", memsize / (1024 * 1024));
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/86xx/sbc8641d.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/86xx/sbc8641d.c
index 00e6fad3b3ca99f155350617d8838f33abe1069a..da677a74e2d110068ca8608cc064645be0625e88 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/86xx/sbc8641d.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/86xx/sbc8641d.c
@@ -63,19 +63,11 @@ sbc8641_setup_arch(void)
 static void
 sbc8641_show_cpuinfo(struct seq_file *m)
 {
-	struct device_node *root;
 	uint memsize = total_memory;
-	const char *model = "";
 	uint svid = mfspr(SPRN_SVR);
 
 	seq_printf(m, "Vendor\t\t: Wind River Systems\n");
 
-	root = of_find_node_by_path("/");
-	if (root)
-		model = of_get_property(root, "model", NULL);
-	seq_printf(m, "Machine\t\t: %s\n", model);
-	of_node_put(root);
-
 	seq_printf(m, "SVR\t\t: 0x%x\n", svid);
 	seq_printf(m, "Memory\t\t: %d MB\n", memsize / (1024 * 1024));
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/embedded6xx/mpc7448_hpc2.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/embedded6xx/mpc7448_hpc2.c
index 84e2d78b9a627020848a9b1c8264b8a06d0c4b47..7a2ba39d7811a101b1fa14439e087a67b85e2e29 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/embedded6xx/mpc7448_hpc2.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/embedded6xx/mpc7448_hpc2.c
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ static void __init mpc7448_hpc2_init_IRQ(void)
 void mpc7448_hpc2_show_cpuinfo(struct seq_file *m)
 {
 	seq_printf(m, "vendor\t\t: Freescale Semiconductor\n");
-	seq_printf(m, "machine\t\t: MPC7448hpc2\n");
 }
 
 void mpc7448_hpc2_restart(char *cmd)