diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c
index fb11ec176d55..501660aae962 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c
@@ -416,18 +416,18 @@ static int _init_main_clk(struct omap_hwmod *oh)
 	struct clk *c;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	if (!oh->clkdev_con_id)
+	if (!oh->main_clk)
 		return 0;
 
-	c = clk_get_sys(oh->clkdev_dev_id, oh->clkdev_con_id);
-	WARN(IS_ERR(c), "omap_hwmod: %s: cannot clk_get main_clk %s.%s\n",
-	     oh->name, oh->clkdev_dev_id, oh->clkdev_con_id);
+	c = omap_clk_get_by_name(oh->main_clk);
+	WARN(IS_ERR(c), "omap_hwmod: %s: cannot clk_get main_clk %s\n",
+	     oh->name, oh->main_clk);
 	if (IS_ERR(c))
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 	oh->_clk = c;
 
 	WARN(!c->clkdm, "omap_hwmod: %s: missing clockdomain for %s.\n",
-	     oh->clkdev_con_id, c->name);
+	     oh->main_clk, c->name);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -450,13 +450,12 @@ static int _init_interface_clks(struct omap_hwmod *oh)
 		return 0;
 
 	for (i = 0, os = *oh->slaves; i < oh->slaves_cnt; i++, os++) {
-		if (!os->clkdev_con_id)
+		if (!os->clk)
 			continue;
 
-		c = clk_get_sys(os->clkdev_dev_id, os->clkdev_con_id);
+		c = omap_clk_get_by_name(os->clk);
 		WARN(IS_ERR(c), "omap_hwmod: %s: cannot clk_get "
-		     "interface_clk %s.%s\n", oh->name,
-		     os->clkdev_dev_id, os->clkdev_con_id);
+		     "interface_clk %s\n", oh->name, os->clk);
 		if (IS_ERR(c))
 			ret = -EINVAL;
 		os->_clk = c;
@@ -480,10 +479,9 @@ static int _init_opt_clks(struct omap_hwmod *oh)
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	for (i = oh->opt_clks_cnt, oc = oh->opt_clks; i > 0; i--, oc++) {
-		c = clk_get_sys(oc->clkdev_dev_id, oc->clkdev_con_id);
+		c = omap_clk_get_by_name(oc->clk);
 		WARN(IS_ERR(c), "omap_hwmod: %s: cannot clk_get opt_clk "
-		     "%s.%s\n", oh->name, oc->clkdev_dev_id,
-		     oc->clkdev_con_id);
+		     "%s\n", oh->name, oc->clk);
 		if (IS_ERR(c))
 			ret = -EINVAL;
 		oc->_clk = c;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_2420.h b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_2420.h
index a9ca1b99a301..5932c1d3e07b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_2420.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_2420.h
@@ -117,8 +117,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if *omap2420_mpu_masters[] = {
 /* MPU */
 static struct omap_hwmod omap2420_mpu_hwmod = {
 	.name		= "mpu_hwmod",
-	.clkdev_dev_id	= NULL,
-	.clkdev_con_id	= "mpu_ck",
+	.main_clk	= "mpu_ck",
 	.masters	= omap2420_mpu_masters,
 	.masters_cnt	= ARRAY_SIZE(omap2420_mpu_masters),
 	.omap_chip	= OMAP_CHIP_INIT(CHIP_IS_OMAP2420),
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_2430.h b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_2430.h
index 59a208bea6c2..91f79c05a98c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_2430.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_2430.h
@@ -119,8 +119,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if *omap2430_mpu_masters[] = {
 /* MPU */
 static struct omap_hwmod omap2430_mpu_hwmod = {
 	.name		= "mpu_hwmod",
-	.clkdev_dev_id	= NULL,
-	.clkdev_con_id	= "mpu_ck",
+	.main_clk	= "mpu_ck",
 	.masters	= omap2430_mpu_masters,
 	.masters_cnt	= ARRAY_SIZE(omap2430_mpu_masters),
 	.omap_chip	= OMAP_CHIP_INIT(CHIP_IS_OMAP2430),
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_34xx.h b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_34xx.h
index 2e629dcb2fb1..26991147d5ee 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_34xx.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_34xx.h
@@ -143,8 +143,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if *omap34xx_mpu_masters[] = {
 /* MPU */
 static struct omap_hwmod omap34xx_mpu_hwmod = {
 	.name		= "mpu_hwmod",
-	.clkdev_dev_id	= NULL,
-	.clkdev_con_id	= "arm_fck",
+	.main_clk	= "arm_fck",
 	.masters	= omap34xx_mpu_masters,
 	.masters_cnt	= ARRAY_SIZE(omap34xx_mpu_masters),
 	.omap_chip	= OMAP_CHIP_INIT(CHIP_IS_OMAP3430),
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/omap_hwmod.h b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/omap_hwmod.h
index 665420e89c21..de4d0422cd2a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/omap_hwmod.h
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/omap_hwmod.h
@@ -110,8 +110,7 @@ struct omap_hwmod_dma_info {
 /**
  * struct omap_hwmod_opt_clk - optional clocks used by this hwmod
  * @role: "sys", "32k", "tv", etc -- for use in clk_get()
- * @clkdev_dev_id: opt clock: clkdev dev_id string
- * @clkdev_con_id: opt clock: clkdev con_id string
+ * @clk: opt clock: OMAP clock name
  * @_clk: pointer to the struct clk (filled in at runtime)
  *
  * The module's interface clock and main functional clock should not
@@ -119,8 +118,7 @@ struct omap_hwmod_dma_info {
  */
 struct omap_hwmod_opt_clk {
 	const char	*role;
-	const char	*clkdev_dev_id;
-	const char	*clkdev_con_id;
+	const char	*clk;
 	struct clk	*_clk;
 };
 
@@ -187,8 +185,7 @@ struct omap_hwmod_addr_space {
  * @master: struct omap_hwmod that initiates OCP transactions on this link
  * @slave: struct omap_hwmod that responds to OCP transactions on this link
  * @addr: address space associated with this link
- * @clkdev_dev_id: interface clock: clkdev dev_id string
- * @clkdev_con_id: interface clock: clkdev con_id string
+ * @clk: interface clock: OMAP clock name
  * @_clk: pointer to the interface struct clk (filled in at runtime)
  * @fw: interface firewall data
  * @addr_cnt: ARRAY_SIZE(@addr)
@@ -207,8 +204,7 @@ struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if {
 	struct omap_hwmod		*master;
 	struct omap_hwmod		*slave;
 	struct omap_hwmod_addr_space	*addr;
-	const char			*clkdev_dev_id;
-	const char			*clkdev_con_id;
+	const char			*clk;
 	struct clk			*_clk;
 	union {
 		struct omap_hwmod_omap2_firewall omap2;
@@ -401,8 +397,7 @@ struct omap_hwmod_omap4_prcm {
  * @mpu_irqs: ptr to an array of MPU IRQs (see also mpu_irqs_cnt)
  * @sdma_chs: ptr to an array of SDMA channel IDs (see also sdma_chs_cnt)
  * @prcm: PRCM data pertaining to this hwmod
- * @clkdev_dev_id: main clock: clkdev dev_id string
- * @clkdev_con_id: main clock: clkdev con_id string
+ * @main_clk: main clock: OMAP clock name
  * @_clk: pointer to the main struct clk (filled in at runtime)
  * @opt_clks: other device clocks that drivers can request (0..*)
  * @masters: ptr to array of OCP ifs that this hwmod can initiate on
@@ -426,10 +421,10 @@ struct omap_hwmod_omap4_prcm {
  * @omap_chip: OMAP chips this hwmod is present on
  * @node: list node for hwmod list (internal use)
  *
- * @clkdev_dev_id, @clkdev_con_id, and @clk all refer to this module's "main
- * clock," which for our purposes is defined as "the functional clock needed
- * for register accesses to complete."  Modules may not have a main clock if
- * the interface clock also serves as a main clock.
+ * @main_clk refers to this module's "main clock," which for our
+ * purposes is defined as "the functional clock needed for register
+ * accesses to complete."  Modules may not have a main clock if the
+ * interface clock also serves as a main clock.
  *
  * Parameter names beginning with an underscore are managed internally by
  * the omap_hwmod code and should not be set during initialization.
@@ -443,8 +438,7 @@ struct omap_hwmod {
 		struct omap_hwmod_omap2_prcm omap2;
 		struct omap_hwmod_omap4_prcm omap4;
 	}				prcm;
-	const char			*clkdev_dev_id;
-	const char			*clkdev_con_id;
+	const char			*main_clk;
 	struct clk			*_clk;
 	struct omap_hwmod_opt_clk	*opt_clks;
 	struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if	**masters; /* connect to *_IA */