diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-hummingboard.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-hummingboard.dtsi
index 151a3db2aea957f39d4437812e06a46455e117cb..1f42c93f8842106f9c29e3f24be74fed831bfb53 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-hummingboard.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-hummingboard.dtsi
@@ -263,7 +263,6 @@
 };
 
 &ssi1 {
-	fsl,mode = "i2s-slave";
 	status = "okay";
 };