diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/kuroboxHD.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/kuroboxHD.dts
index 2e5a1a1812b6343fa2e82f806a3b99527c9354b7..8d725d10882f3959e82c6271640d8fc4cf32b60d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/kuroboxHD.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/kuroboxHD.dts
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ XXXX add flash parts, rtc, ??
 			interrupt-parent = <&mpic>;
 
 			rtc@32 {
-				device_type = "rtc";
 				compatible = "ricoh,rs5c372a";
 				reg = <0x32>;
 			};
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/kuroboxHG.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/kuroboxHG.dts
index e4916e69ad31fc33d9768875d679252a996144b1..b13a11eb81b01883769451405aca54a0cfe730b6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/kuroboxHG.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/kuroboxHG.dts
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ XXXX add flash parts, rtc, ??
 			interrupt-parent = <&mpic>;
 
 			rtc@32 {
-				device_type = "rtc";
 				compatible = "ricoh,rs5c372a";
 				reg = <0x32>;
 			};
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/lite5200.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/lite5200.dts
index 2cf9a8768f4482218fe71eb1c2f368aeb3f9220f..3f7a5dce8de0bc397bde3177927cd65667118f1f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/lite5200.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/lite5200.dts
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@
 
 		rtc@800 {	// Real time clock
 			compatible = "fsl,mpc5200-rtc";
-			device_type = "rtc";
 			reg = <0x800 0x100>;
 			interrupts = <1 5 0 1 6 0>;
 			interrupt-parent = <&mpc5200_pic>;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/lite5200b.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/lite5200b.dts
index 7bd5b9c399b8fe2933c171cb7c7790b1f0cb54a3..63e3bb48e843980953aa844b64862e7910f4a3f6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/lite5200b.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/lite5200b.dts
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@
 
 		rtc@800 {	// Real time clock
 			compatible = "fsl,mpc5200b-rtc","fsl,mpc5200-rtc";
-			device_type = "rtc";
 			reg = <0x800 0x100>;
 			interrupts = <1 5 0 1 6 0>;
 			interrupt-parent = <&mpc5200_pic>;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/motionpro.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/motionpro.dts
index 9e3c921be16473b79934384b6145c97b17a3e186..52ba6f98b27311d351c114118cc4333a06474396 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/motionpro.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/motionpro.dts
@@ -248,7 +248,6 @@
 			fsl5200-clocking;
 
 			rtc@68 {
-				device_type = "rtc";
 				compatible = "dallas,ds1339";
 				reg = <0x68>;
 			};
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8315erdb.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8315erdb.dts
index 6b850670de1df9da01b043dac83dea9c3afa550d..d3d3097b873a9c7ec0a194deb0bac6fb91621ea5 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8315erdb.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8315erdb.dts
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@
 			interrupt-parent = <&ipic>;
 			dfsrr;
 			rtc@68 {
-				device_type = "rtc";
 				compatible = "dallas,ds1339";
 				reg = <0x68>;
 			};
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8349emitx.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8349emitx.dts
index 2c9d54a35bc312e8286812a67507e7a71e9f9141..d86c6a3283ec15354acae64c696431475048c99e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8349emitx.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8349emitx.dts
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@
 			dfsrr;
 
 			rtc@68 {
-				device_type = "rtc";
 				compatible = "dallas,ds1339";
 				reg = <0x68>;
 				interrupts = <18 0x8>;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8349emitxgp.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8349emitxgp.dts
index fa40647ee62e9bb74ef363ff6c2c9962b8a6dac2..fd4bbc4cbe3096a63e4a7e64860b7295ea1ba853 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8349emitxgp.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8349emitxgp.dts
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@
 			dfsrr;
 
 			rtc@68 {
-				device_type = "rtc";
 				compatible = "dallas,ds1339";
 				reg = <0x68>;
 				interrupts = <18 0x8>;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8377_rdb.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8377_rdb.dts
index 435ef3dd022d0f3614f85e7bbcffced5c0102cd7..9fe8e4c96b18207ee24f0a606ab40fe288543ef0 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8377_rdb.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8377_rdb.dts
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@
 			interrupt-parent = <&ipic>;
 			dfsrr;
 			rtc@68 {
-				device_type = "rtc";
 				compatible = "dallas,ds1339";
 				reg = <0x68>;
 			};
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8378_rdb.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8378_rdb.dts
index b11e68f56a0612d302ce61bee6d2c56f03f01f3b..3a6d5287539c2d0416c131d9439a6b71cc63cf48 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8378_rdb.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8378_rdb.dts
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@
 			interrupt-parent = <&ipic>;
 			dfsrr;
 			rtc@68 {
-				device_type = "rtc";
 				compatible = "dallas,ds1339";
 				reg = <0x68>;
 			};
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8379_rdb.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8379_rdb.dts
index 337af6ea26d3817247543fa94ddddba9ee135ee9..ee64def1921032d45c3ba5360d9c35f6c2831d46 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8379_rdb.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8379_rdb.dts
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@
 			interrupt-parent = <&ipic>;
 			dfsrr;
 			rtc@68 {
-				device_type = "rtc";
 				compatible = "dallas,ds1339";
 				reg = <0x68>;
 			};
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/pcm030.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/pcm030.dts
index 7c1bb952360cf8af82c6593c8b0cbf7bcd6694f0..be2c11ca05944de59a21a936ee4d08f8439a771b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/pcm030.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/pcm030.dts
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@
 
 		rtc@800 {	// Real time clock
 			compatible = "fsl,mpc5200b-rtc","fsl,mpc5200-rtc";
-			device_type = "rtc";
 			reg = <0x800 0x100>;
 			interrupts = <0x1 0x5 0x0 0x1 0x6 0x0>;
 			interrupt-parent = <&mpc5200_pic>;
@@ -301,7 +300,6 @@
 			interrupt-parent = <&mpc5200_pic>;
 			fsl5200-clocking;
 			rtc@51 {
-				device_type = "rtc";
 				compatible = "nxp,pcf8563";
 				reg = <0x51>;
 			};
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/tqm5200.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/tqm5200.dts
index 3008bf8830c1a1579115d8d4d362c4d7c7a2ff3a..906302e26a6225f5f0ff1ca5b731adf68368f8e0 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/tqm5200.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/tqm5200.dts
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@
 			fsl5200-clocking;
 
 			 rtc@68 {
-				device_type = "rtc";
 				compatible = "dallas,ds1307";
 				reg = <0x68>;
 			};