diff --git a/arch/mips/generic/init.c b/arch/mips/generic/init.c
index 5ba6fcc26fa7..07ec08462d70 100644
--- a/arch/mips/generic/init.c
+++ b/arch/mips/generic/init.c
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/irqchip.h>
 #include <linux/of_fdt.h>
-#include <linux/of_platform.h>
 
 #include <asm/bootinfo.h>
 #include <asm/fw/fw.h>
@@ -208,18 +207,6 @@ void __init arch_init_irq(void)
 	irqchip_init();
 }
 
-static int __init publish_devices(void)
-{
-	if (!of_have_populated_dt())
-		panic("Device-tree not present");
-
-	if (of_platform_populate(NULL, of_default_bus_match_table, NULL, NULL))
-		panic("Failed to populate DT");
-
-	return 0;
-}
-arch_initcall(publish_devices);
-
 void __init prom_free_prom_memory(void)
 {
 }