diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-ux500/board-mop500.c b/arch/arm/mach-ux500/board-mop500.c
index 1509a3cb583..44d816ffaeb 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-ux500/board-mop500.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-ux500/board-mop500.c
@@ -793,8 +793,6 @@ static const struct of_device_id u8500_local_bus_nodes[] = {
 	/* only create devices below soc node */
 	{ .compatible = "stericsson,db8500", },
 	{ .compatible = "stericsson,db8500-prcmu", },
-	{ .compatible = "stericsson,db8500-prcmu-regulator", },
-	{ .compatible = "stericsson,ab8500", },
 	{ .compatible = "stericsson,ab8500-regulator", },
 	{ .compatible = "simple-bus"},
 	{ },
diff --git a/drivers/mfd/ab8500-core.c b/drivers/mfd/ab8500-core.c
index 8de3b659626..3eb15872c3a 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/ab8500-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/ab8500-core.c
@@ -1230,14 +1230,6 @@ static struct attribute_group ab9540_attr_group = {
 	.attrs	= ab9540_sysfs_entries,
 };
 
-static const struct of_device_id ab8500_match[] = {
-	{
-		.compatible = "stericsson,ab8500",
-		.data = (void *)AB8500_VERSION_AB8500,
-	},
-	{},
-};
-
 static int __devinit ab8500_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct ab8500_platform_data *plat = dev_get_platdata(&pdev->dev);
@@ -1279,9 +1271,6 @@ static int __devinit ab8500_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	if (platid)
 		version = platid->driver_data;
-	else if (np)
-		version = (unsigned int)
-			of_match_device(ab8500_match, &pdev->dev)->data;
 
 	if (version != AB8500_VERSION_UNDEFINED)
 		ab8500->version = version;
@@ -1478,7 +1467,6 @@ static struct platform_driver ab8500_core_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "ab8500-core",
 		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
-		.of_match_table = ab8500_match,
 	},
 	.probe	= ab8500_probe,
 	.remove	= __devexit_p(ab8500_remove),
diff --git a/drivers/mfd/db8500-prcmu.c b/drivers/mfd/db8500-prcmu.c
index 50b49d965f2..bf5a054a2b9 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/db8500-prcmu.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/db8500-prcmu.c
@@ -2945,6 +2945,14 @@ static struct regulator_init_data db8500_regulators[DB8500_NUM_REGULATORS] = {
 	},
 };
 
+static struct resource ab8500_resources[] = {
+	[0] = {
+		.start	= IRQ_DB8500_AB8500,
+		.end	= IRQ_DB8500_AB8500,
+		.flags	= IORESOURCE_IRQ
+	}
+};
+
 static struct mfd_cell db8500_prcmu_devs[] = {
 	{
 		.name = "db8500-prcmu-regulators",
@@ -2956,6 +2964,13 @@ static struct mfd_cell db8500_prcmu_devs[] = {
 		.name = "cpufreq-u8500",
 		.of_compatible = "stericsson,cpufreq-u8500",
 	},
+	{
+		.name = "ab8500-core",
+		.of_compatible = "stericsson,ab8500",
+		.num_resources = ARRAY_SIZE(ab8500_resources),
+		.resources = ab8500_resources,
+		.id = AB8500_VERSION_AB8500,
+	},
 };
 
 /**