diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/mpc85xx_ads.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/mpc85xx_ads.c
index 40a828675c7bd0b044f122be31a845544cf7a0a9..c22bc1c4f5911a60ad8f44b2e4203076cc35c63b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/mpc85xx_ads.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/mpc85xx_ads.c
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ void init_fcc_ioports(struct fs_platform_info *fpi)
 
 static void __init mpc85xx_ads_setup_arch(void)
 {
-	struct device_node *cpu;
 #ifdef CONFIG_PCI
 	struct device_node *np;
 #endif
@@ -200,18 +199,6 @@ static void __init mpc85xx_ads_setup_arch(void)
 	if (ppc_md.progress)
 		ppc_md.progress("mpc85xx_ads_setup_arch()", 0);
 
-	cpu = of_find_node_by_type(NULL, "cpu");
-	if (cpu != 0) {
-		const unsigned int *fp;
-
-		fp = of_get_property(cpu, "clock-frequency", NULL);
-		if (fp != 0)
-			loops_per_jiffy = *fp / HZ;
-		else
-			loops_per_jiffy = 50000000 / HZ;
-		of_node_put(cpu);
-	}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPM2
 	cpm2_reset();
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/mpc85xx_cds.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/mpc85xx_cds.c
index b46c8d50f6d1b98cd345c6ccac08b3fb729621c4..665e8df05dc59cf6df01d3df739f6ce8435da1e2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/mpc85xx_cds.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/mpc85xx_cds.c
@@ -265,7 +265,6 @@ device_initcall(mpc85xx_cds_8259_attach);
  */
 static void __init mpc85xx_cds_setup_arch(void)
 {
-	struct device_node *cpu;
 #ifdef CONFIG_PCI
 	struct device_node *np;
 #endif
@@ -273,18 +272,6 @@ static void __init mpc85xx_cds_setup_arch(void)
 	if (ppc_md.progress)
 		ppc_md.progress("mpc85xx_cds_setup_arch()", 0);
 
-	cpu = of_find_node_by_type(NULL, "cpu");
-	if (cpu != 0) {
-		const unsigned int *fp;
-
-		fp = of_get_property(cpu, "clock-frequency", NULL);
-		if (fp != 0)
-			loops_per_jiffy = *fp / HZ;
-		else
-			loops_per_jiffy = 500000000 / HZ;
-		of_node_put(cpu);
-	}
-
 	cadmus = ioremap(CADMUS_BASE, CADMUS_SIZE);
 	cds_pci_slot = ((cadmus[CM_CSR] >> 6) & 0x3) + 1;
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/mpc85xx_mds.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/mpc85xx_mds.c
index 66366a023820556b9376f4a58d36dff033c01a31..c379286c37303c05db29a9e4b0ff5147301d0150 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/mpc85xx_mds.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/mpc85xx_mds.c
@@ -72,17 +72,6 @@ static void __init mpc85xx_mds_setup_arch(void)
 	if (ppc_md.progress)
 		ppc_md.progress("mpc85xx_mds_setup_arch()", 0);
 
-	np = of_find_node_by_type(NULL, "cpu");
-	if (np != NULL) {
-		const unsigned int *fp =
-		    of_get_property(np, "clock-frequency", NULL);
-		if (fp != NULL)
-			loops_per_jiffy = *fp / HZ;
-		else
-			loops_per_jiffy = 50000000 / HZ;
-		of_node_put(np);
-	}
-
 	/* Map BCSR area */
 	np = of_find_node_by_name(NULL, "bcsr");
 	if (np != NULL) {