diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/setup-sh73a0.c b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/setup-sh73a0.c
index e7a0296b81b1..8ff96799e66c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/setup-sh73a0.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/setup-sh73a0.c
@@ -775,17 +775,12 @@ void __init sh73a0_add_early_devices(void)
 
 void __init sh73a0_add_standard_devices_dt(void)
 {
-	struct platform_device_info devinfo = { .name = "cpufreq-cpu0", .id = -1, };
-
 	/* clocks are setup late during boot in the case of DT */
 	sh73a0_clock_init();
 
 	platform_add_devices(sh73a0_devices_dt,
 			     ARRAY_SIZE(sh73a0_devices_dt));
 	of_platform_populate(NULL, of_default_bus_match_table, NULL, NULL);
-
-	/* Instantiate cpufreq-cpu0 */
-	platform_device_register_full(&devinfo);
 }
 
 static const char *sh73a0_boards_compat_dt[] __initdata = {