diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/board-ape6evm-reference.c b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/board-ape6evm-reference.c
index 2f7723e5fe91b..ac371b78f05c6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/board-ape6evm-reference.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/board-ape6evm-reference.c
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ static void __init ape6evm_add_standard_devices(void)
 
 	r8a73a4_add_dt_devices();
 	of_platform_populate(NULL, of_default_bus_match_table, NULL, NULL);
-	platform_device_register_simple("cpufreq-cpu0", -1, NULL, 0);
 }
 
 static const char *ape6evm_boards_compat_dt[] __initdata = {