diff --git a/arch/mips/boot/dts/mti/malta.dts b/arch/mips/boot/dts/mti/malta.dts
index fecbca8ca691..48783b13f889 100644
--- a/arch/mips/boot/dts/mti/malta.dts
+++ b/arch/mips/boot/dts/mti/malta.dts
@@ -50,6 +50,37 @@
 		interrupts = <GIC_SHARED 3 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>;
 	};
 
+	flash@1e000000 {
+		compatible = "intel,dt28f160", "cfi-flash";
+		reg = <0x1e000000 0x400000>;
+		bank-width = <4>;
+		#address-cells = <1>;
+		#size-cells = <1>;
+
+		partitions {
+			compatible = "fixed-partitions";
+			#address-cells = <1>;
+			#size-cells = <1>;
+
+			yamon@0 {
+				label = "YAMON";
+				reg = <0x0 0x100000>;
+				read-only;
+			};
+
+			user-fs@100000 {
+				label = "User FS";
+				reg = <0x100000 0x2e0000>;
+			};
+
+			board-config@3e0000 {
+				label = "Board Config";
+				reg = <0x3e0000 0x20000>;
+				read-only;
+			};
+		};
+	};
+
 	isa {
 		compatible = "isa";
 		#address-cells = <2>;
diff --git a/arch/mips/configs/malta_defconfig b/arch/mips/configs/malta_defconfig
index 5afb4840aec7..d5d4816a1dd8 100644
--- a/arch/mips/configs/malta_defconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/configs/malta_defconfig
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ CONFIG_MTD_CFI=y
 CONFIG_MTD_CFI_INTELEXT=y
 CONFIG_MTD_CFI_AMDSTD=y
 CONFIG_MTD_CFI_STAA=y
-CONFIG_MTD_PHYSMAP=y
+CONFIG_MTD_PHYSMAP_OF=y
 CONFIG_MTD_UBI=m
 CONFIG_MTD_UBI_GLUEBI=m
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_FD=m
diff --git a/arch/mips/configs/malta_kvm_defconfig b/arch/mips/configs/malta_kvm_defconfig
index 98f13879bb8f..ef6ef24c6213 100644
--- a/arch/mips/configs/malta_kvm_defconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/configs/malta_kvm_defconfig
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ CONFIG_MTD_CFI=y
 CONFIG_MTD_CFI_INTELEXT=y
 CONFIG_MTD_CFI_AMDSTD=y
 CONFIG_MTD_CFI_STAA=y
-CONFIG_MTD_PHYSMAP=y
+CONFIG_MTD_PHYSMAP_OF=y
 CONFIG_MTD_UBI=m
 CONFIG_MTD_UBI_GLUEBI=m
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_FD=m
diff --git a/arch/mips/configs/malta_kvm_guest_defconfig b/arch/mips/configs/malta_kvm_guest_defconfig
index 3b5d5913f548..3a49a770eb41 100644
--- a/arch/mips/configs/malta_kvm_guest_defconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/configs/malta_kvm_guest_defconfig
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ CONFIG_MTD_CFI=y
 CONFIG_MTD_CFI_INTELEXT=y
 CONFIG_MTD_CFI_AMDSTD=y
 CONFIG_MTD_CFI_STAA=y
-CONFIG_MTD_PHYSMAP=y
+CONFIG_MTD_PHYSMAP_OF=y
 CONFIG_MTD_UBI=m
 CONFIG_MTD_UBI_GLUEBI=m
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_FD=m
diff --git a/arch/mips/configs/maltaup_xpa_defconfig b/arch/mips/configs/maltaup_xpa_defconfig
index 732215732751..62e05eb3bb54 100644
--- a/arch/mips/configs/maltaup_xpa_defconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/configs/maltaup_xpa_defconfig
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ CONFIG_MTD_CFI=y
 CONFIG_MTD_CFI_INTELEXT=y
 CONFIG_MTD_CFI_AMDSTD=y
 CONFIG_MTD_CFI_STAA=y
-CONFIG_MTD_PHYSMAP=y
+CONFIG_MTD_PHYSMAP_OF=y
 CONFIG_MTD_UBI=m
 CONFIG_MTD_UBI_GLUEBI=m
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_FD=m
diff --git a/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-platform.c b/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-platform.c
index 4e003b900fa2..516e1233d771 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-platform.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-platform.c
@@ -25,11 +25,8 @@
 #include <linux/serial_8250.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/irq.h>
-#include <linux/mtd/partitions.h>
-#include <linux/mtd/physmap.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <asm/mips-boards/maltaint.h>
-#include <mtd/mtd-abi.h>
 
 #define SMC_PORT(base, int)						\
 {									\
@@ -67,49 +64,8 @@ static struct platform_device malta_uart8250_device = {
 	},
 };
 
-static struct mtd_partition malta_mtd_partitions[] = {
-	{
-		.name =		"YAMON",
-		.offset =	0x0,
-		.size =		0x100000,
-		.mask_flags =	MTD_WRITEABLE
-	}, {
-		.name =		"User FS",
-		.offset =	0x100000,
-		.size =		0x2e0000
-	}, {
-		.name =		"Board Config",
-		.offset =	0x3e0000,
-		.size =		0x020000,
-		.mask_flags =	MTD_WRITEABLE
-	}
-};
-
-static struct physmap_flash_data malta_flash_data = {
-	.width		= 4,
-	.nr_parts	= ARRAY_SIZE(malta_mtd_partitions),
-	.parts		= malta_mtd_partitions
-};
-
-static struct resource malta_flash_resource = {
-	.start		= 0x1e000000,
-	.end		= 0x1e3fffff,
-	.flags		= IORESOURCE_MEM
-};
-
-static struct platform_device malta_flash_device = {
-	.name		= "physmap-flash",
-	.id		= 0,
-	.dev		= {
-		.platform_data	= &malta_flash_data,
-	},
-	.num_resources	= 1,
-	.resource	= &malta_flash_resource,
-};
-
 static struct platform_device *malta_devices[] __initdata = {
 	&malta_uart8250_device,
-	&malta_flash_device,
 };
 
 static int __init malta_add_devices(void)