diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx25-eukrea-mbimxsd25-baseboard.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx25-eukrea-mbimxsd25-baseboard.dts
index ad12da38fc922874823828e3369b64b7d1ad9474..ed1d0b4578ef99402f22941b818451ac366518cf 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx25-eukrea-mbimxsd25-baseboard.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx25-eukrea-mbimxsd25-baseboard.dts
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@
 
 &ssi1 {
 	codec-handle = <&tlv320aic23>;
-	fsl,mode = "i2s-slave";
 	status = "okay";
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx25-pdk.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx25-pdk.dts
index c608942b8a3b65605ac8156fb9e9fe511b5c2792..8f9a424a80d68b240c67c359500090df617910a8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx25-pdk.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx25-pdk.dts
@@ -233,7 +233,6 @@
 
 &ssi1 {
 	codec-handle = <&codec>;
-	fsl,mode = "i2s-slave";
 	status = "okay";
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx27-eukrea-mbimxsd27-baseboard.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx27-eukrea-mbimxsd27-baseboard.dts
index bb64ca1667f42d0dac808ab704fdcfd282745c60..2ab65fc4c1e1a8fd615655d1bc067a8b0b76b5ac 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx27-eukrea-mbimxsd27-baseboard.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx27-eukrea-mbimxsd27-baseboard.dts
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@
 &ssi1 {
 	pinctrl-names = "default";
 	pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_ssi1>;
-	fsl,mode = "i2s-slave";
 	codec-handle = <&codec>;
 	status = "okay";
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx27-phytec-phycore-som.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx27-phytec-phycore-som.dtsi
index 31e9f7049f73351f325c3e58b1fb6e4e116763df..2e376edce97251de6deb61b5d8aa89a03a221f64 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx27-phytec-phycore-som.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx27-phytec-phycore-som.dtsi
@@ -310,7 +310,6 @@
 &ssi1 {
 	pinctrl-names = "default";
 	pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_ssi1>;
-	fsl,mode = "i2s-slave";
 	status = "okay";
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx35-eukrea-mbimxsd35-baseboard.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx35-eukrea-mbimxsd35-baseboard.dts
index f04ae91eea8908b541ae170998982ec6c24bc570..75b036700d314cefa0040e88b92bc54e2f595a22 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx35-eukrea-mbimxsd35-baseboard.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx35-eukrea-mbimxsd35-baseboard.dts
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@
 
 &ssi1 {
 	codec-handle = <&tlv320aic23>;
-	fsl,mode = "i2s-slave";
 	status = "okay";
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx51-babbage.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx51-babbage.dts
index c1b9d435ebb0357c8d7ed8d0021aaee4e71fc627..56569cecaa7852795ab94f6046321f13bddd837e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx51-babbage.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx51-babbage.dts
@@ -393,7 +393,6 @@
 };
 
 &ssi2 {
-	fsl,mode = "i2s-slave";
 	status = "okay";
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx51-eukrea-mbimxsd51-baseboard.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx51-eukrea-mbimxsd51-baseboard.dts
index 31cfb7f2b02ec141d11c3a762f26ffdb1dae1e27..34599c547459a2d00756cb42bc05cca3f2fa2798 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx51-eukrea-mbimxsd51-baseboard.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx51-eukrea-mbimxsd51-baseboard.dts
@@ -255,7 +255,6 @@
 
 &ssi2 {
 	codec-handle = <&tlv320aic23>;
-	fsl,mode = "i2s-slave";
 	status = "okay";
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-m53evk.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-m53evk.dts
index c4956b0ffb3561c35151373628237769c84c474d..0689c1eaa9b1ac65b518f6ed9844dec329b4c2d2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-m53evk.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-m53evk.dts
@@ -427,7 +427,6 @@
 };
 
 &ssi2 {
-	fsl,mode = "i2s-slave";
 	status = "okay";
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-mba53.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-mba53.dts
index 3e3f17aa93a15e1335cd9fab5ab71bb0b38b47b0..2e44d2aba14e08081075769ac1f59325a4db4d00 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-mba53.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-mba53.dts
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@
 };
 
 &ssi2 {
-	fsl,mode = "i2s-slave";
 	status = "okay";
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-qsb-common.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-qsb-common.dtsi
index fd8c60dde7de7078fab6dfa41cb3d3083533d9b2..181ae5ebf23f64396c8a0b24aa01ef7121c73c87 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-qsb-common.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-qsb-common.dtsi
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@
 };
 
 &ssi2 {
-	fsl,mode = "i2s-slave";
 	status = "okay";
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-tx53.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-tx53.dtsi
index e348796ba68957bcfba56d1ab75f5a73374e71c4..704bd72cbfec823da4145ead1fd6e7dc719d094b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-tx53.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-tx53.dtsi
@@ -502,7 +502,6 @@
 };
 
 &ssi1 {
-	fsl,mode = "i2s-slave";
 	codec-handle = <&sgtl5000>;
 	status = "okay";
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-voipac-bsb.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-voipac-bsb.dts
index 7f6711a486151dad8fa9a7406422eec17164f55e..c17d3ad6dba50213c18a9076ca15c261d6740e77 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-voipac-bsb.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-voipac-bsb.dts
@@ -154,6 +154,5 @@
 };
 
 &ssi2 {
-	fsl,mode = "i2s-slave";
 	status = "okay";
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6dl-riotboard.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6dl-riotboard.dts
index 909fafc0b650f4debd18f9f92e7725424ac3efe4..80c926894d1e51824269dc85f6eed8dee8f6c495 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6dl-riotboard.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6dl-riotboard.dts
@@ -254,7 +254,6 @@
 };
 
 &ssi1 {
-	fsl,mode = "i2s-slave";
 	status = "okay";
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6q-gw5400-a.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6q-gw5400-a.dts
index fced8bbc2f388cd470eeaf9d2092c4cef0138bbc..22e6f8e657d2389f97b2c12bc14181d34d34819e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6q-gw5400-a.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6q-gw5400-a.dts
@@ -504,7 +504,6 @@
 };
 
 &ssi1 {
-	fsl,mode = "i2s-slave";
 	status = "okay";
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-gw52xx.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-gw52xx.dtsi
index 7a247f30bca8d8e165820ac2b0c0ffa8ea3bc92f..234e7b7552323b3461783c14d2cb820dba95207e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-gw52xx.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-gw52xx.dtsi
@@ -489,7 +489,6 @@
 };
 
 &ssi1 {
-	fsl,mode = "i2s-slave";
 	status = "okay";
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-gw53xx.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-gw53xx.dtsi
index d3125f0faa77986a92a12947e58decab74cee1b6..143f84f7812c93ff6f6ee87a5d3e9001254d613f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-gw53xx.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-gw53xx.dtsi
@@ -533,7 +533,6 @@
 };
 
 &ssi1 {
-	fsl,mode = "i2s-slave";
 	status = "okay";
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-gw54xx.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-gw54xx.dtsi
index 532347f3f7d3f029e6eb3025a6bb8d8f41ea8eb1..16e7ad3d98ad36b2d83808bdb2b2feb6b78c0a70 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-gw54xx.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-gw54xx.dtsi
@@ -555,12 +555,10 @@
 };
 
 &ssi1 {
-	fsl,mode = "i2s-slave";
 	status = "okay";
 };
 
 &ssi2 {
-	fsl,mode = "i2s-slave";
 	status = "okay";
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-nitrogen6x.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-nitrogen6x.dtsi
index 4c4b17596c8b77329200c4c207ee68b13fc8de77..42ff525ebe13bf4c1e4e5a7db0aba7f0d3ff0722 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-nitrogen6x.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-nitrogen6x.dtsi
@@ -381,7 +381,6 @@
 };
 
 &ssi1 {
-	fsl,mode = "i2s-slave";
 	status = "okay";
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-sabrelite.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-sabrelite.dtsi
index 6df6127bf83520252371d5b99d52296921b51c5b..0a36129152e0ced29635fe958e38aa2af6cc31b9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-sabrelite.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-sabrelite.dtsi
@@ -381,7 +381,6 @@
 };
 
 &ssi1 {
-	fsl,mode = "i2s-slave";
 	status = "okay";
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-sabresd.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-sabresd.dtsi
index e44619218bab4e3a086eba5ff90f2f10d7bb06d1..ec43dde7852522b6cdcaa901fe3a453c9a0f1ac7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-sabresd.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-sabresd.dtsi
@@ -513,7 +513,6 @@
 };
 
 &ssi2 {
-	fsl,mode = "i2s-slave";
 	status = "okay";
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-tx6.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-tx6.dtsi
index 5c350a3c7a2f1920b708348eaa4c142fa91bf3a7..66a135392342071a1b096d829ac5f700432304c4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-tx6.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-tx6.dtsi
@@ -637,7 +637,6 @@
 };
 
 &ssi1 {
-	fsl,mode = "i2s-slave";
 	status = "okay";
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-wandboard.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-wandboard.dtsi
index 5c6f10c43f65644bb4ab1367843fbf46918b90a9..13eae9e5bae8f06c8510ff3abecd040174c6897b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-wandboard.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-wandboard.dtsi
@@ -233,7 +233,6 @@
 };
 
 &ssi1 {
-	fsl,mode = "i2s-slave";
 	status = "okay";
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6sl-evk.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6sl-evk.dts
index 050786dc6df112db1a1b4e9ec0d4ae0393942762..3f9e041c0252178c005b75387de9c20a58d58426 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6sl-evk.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6sl-evk.dts
@@ -489,7 +489,6 @@
 };
 
 &ssi2 {
-	fsl,mode = "i2s-slave";
 	status = "okay";
 };