diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/am4372.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/am4372.dtsi
index 4045e5ef6481..e4072d0f871a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/am4372.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/am4372.dtsi
@@ -316,7 +316,6 @@
 
 		des_target: target-module@53701000 {
 			compatible = "ti,sysc-omap2", "ti,sysc";
-			ti,hwmods = "des";
 			reg = <0x53701030 0x4>,
 			      <0x53701034 0x4>,
 			      <0x53701038 0x4>;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_43xx_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_43xx_data.c
index c4850590d040..682871c964f7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_43xx_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_43xx_data.c
@@ -347,31 +347,6 @@ static struct omap_hwmod am43xx_adc_tsc_hwmod = {
 	},
 };
 
-static struct omap_hwmod_class_sysconfig am43xx_des_sysc = {
-	.rev_offs	= 0x30,
-	.sysc_offs	= 0x34,
-	.syss_offs	= 0x38,
-	.sysc_flags	= SYSS_HAS_RESET_STATUS,
-};
-
-static struct omap_hwmod_class am43xx_des_hwmod_class = {
-	.name		= "des",
-	.sysc		= &am43xx_des_sysc,
-};
-
-static struct omap_hwmod am43xx_des_hwmod = {
-	.name		= "des",
-	.class		= &am43xx_des_hwmod_class,
-	.clkdm_name	= "l3_clkdm",
-	.main_clk	= "l3_gclk",
-	.prcm		= {
-		.omap4	= {
-			.clkctrl_offs	= AM43XX_CM_PER_DES_CLKCTRL_OFFSET,
-			.modulemode	= MODULEMODE_SWCTRL,
-		},
-	},
-};
-
 /* dss */
 
 static struct omap_hwmod am43xx_dss_core_hwmod = {
@@ -711,13 +686,6 @@ static struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if am43xx_l4_ls__vpfe1 = {
 	.user           = OCP_USER_MPU | OCP_USER_SDMA,
 };
 
-static struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if am43xx_l3_main__des = {
-	.master		= &am33xx_l3_main_hwmod,
-	.slave		= &am43xx_des_hwmod,
-	.clk		= "l3_gclk",
-	.user		= OCP_USER_MPU,
-};
-
 static struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if *am43xx_hwmod_ocp_ifs[] __initdata = {
 	&am33xx_l4_wkup__synctimer,
 	&am43xx_l4_ls__timer8,
@@ -771,7 +739,6 @@ static struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if *am43xx_hwmod_ocp_ifs[] __initdata = {
 	&am33xx_l3_main__tptc1,
 	&am33xx_l3_main__tptc2,
 	&am33xx_l3_main__ocmc,
-	&am43xx_l3_main__des,
 	&am43xx_l4_ls__ocp2scp0,
 	&am43xx_l4_ls__ocp2scp1,
 	&am43xx_l3_s__usbotgss0,