diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-vexpress/v2m.c b/arch/arm/mach-vexpress/v2m.c
index 621571781b20..cdc29d895ab0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-vexpress/v2m.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-vexpress/v2m.c
@@ -431,20 +431,9 @@ void __init v2m_dt_init_early(void)
 
 static void __init v2m_dt_timer_init(void)
 {
-	struct device_node *node = NULL;
-
 	vexpress_clk_of_init();
 
 	clocksource_of_init();
-	do {
-		node = of_find_compatible_node(node, NULL, "arm,sp804");
-	} while (node && vexpress_get_site_by_node(node) != VEXPRESS_SITE_MB);
-	if (node) {
-		pr_info("Using SP804 '%s' as a clock & events source\n",
-				node->full_name);
-		v2m_sp804_init(of_iomap(node, 0),
-				irq_of_parse_and_map(node, 0));
-	}
 
 	versatile_sched_clock_init(vexpress_get_24mhz_clock_base(),
 				24000000);