diff --git a/arch/mips/alchemy/common/clock.c b/arch/mips/alchemy/common/clock.c
index d129475fd40d..a95a894aceaf 100644
--- a/arch/mips/alchemy/common/clock.c
+++ b/arch/mips/alchemy/common/clock.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static struct clk __init *alchemy_clk_setup_cpu(const char *parent_name,
 	id.name = ALCHEMY_CPU_CLK;
 	id.parent_names = &parent_name;
 	id.num_parents = 1;
-	id.flags = CLK_IS_BASIC;
+	id.flags = 0;
 	id.ops = &alchemy_clkops_cpu;
 	h->init = &id;
 
diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk-composite.c b/drivers/clk/clk-composite.c
index 46604214bba0..b06038b8f658 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk-composite.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk-composite.c
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ struct clk_hw *clk_hw_register_composite(struct device *dev, const char *name,
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	init.name = name;
-	init.flags = flags | CLK_IS_BASIC;
+	init.flags = flags;
 	init.parent_names = parent_names;
 	init.num_parents = num_parents;
 	hw = &composite->hw;
diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk-divider.c b/drivers/clk/clk-divider.c
index e5a17265cfaf..568e10a33ea4 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk-divider.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk-divider.c
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ static struct clk_hw *_register_divider(struct device *dev, const char *name,
 		init.ops = &clk_divider_ro_ops;
 	else
 		init.ops = &clk_divider_ops;
-	init.flags = flags | CLK_IS_BASIC;
+	init.flags = flags;
 	init.parent_names = (parent_name ? &parent_name: NULL);
 	init.num_parents = (parent_name ? 1 : 0);
 
diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk-fixed-factor.c b/drivers/clk/clk-fixed-factor.c
index 241b3f8c61a9..8aac2d1b6fea 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk-fixed-factor.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk-fixed-factor.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ struct clk_hw *clk_hw_register_fixed_factor(struct device *dev,
 
 	init.name = name;
 	init.ops = &clk_fixed_factor_ops;
-	init.flags = flags | CLK_IS_BASIC;
+	init.flags = flags;
 	init.parent_names = &parent_name;
 	init.num_parents = 1;
 
diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk-fixed-rate.c b/drivers/clk/clk-fixed-rate.c
index 00ef4f5e53fe..a7e4aef7a376 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk-fixed-rate.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk-fixed-rate.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ struct clk_hw *clk_hw_register_fixed_rate_with_accuracy(struct device *dev,
 
 	init.name = name;
 	init.ops = &clk_fixed_rate_ops;
-	init.flags = flags | CLK_IS_BASIC;
+	init.flags = flags;
 	init.parent_names = (parent_name ? &parent_name: NULL);
 	init.num_parents = (parent_name ? 1 : 0);
 
diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk-fractional-divider.c b/drivers/clk/clk-fractional-divider.c
index fdfe2e423d15..aa45dd257fe3 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk-fractional-divider.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk-fractional-divider.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ struct clk_hw *clk_hw_register_fractional_divider(struct device *dev,
 
 	init.name = name;
 	init.ops = &clk_fractional_divider_ops;
-	init.flags = flags | CLK_IS_BASIC;
+	init.flags = flags;
 	init.parent_names = parent_name ? &parent_name : NULL;
 	init.num_parents = parent_name ? 1 : 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk-gate.c b/drivers/clk/clk-gate.c
index f05823cd9b21..f58a58d5d80a 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk-gate.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk-gate.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ struct clk_hw *clk_hw_register_gate(struct device *dev, const char *name,
 
 	init.name = name;
 	init.ops = &clk_gate_ops;
-	init.flags = flags | CLK_IS_BASIC;
+	init.flags = flags;
 	init.parent_names = parent_name ? &parent_name : NULL;
 	init.num_parents = parent_name ? 1 : 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk-gpio.c b/drivers/clk/clk-gpio.c
index c2f07f0d077c..9d930edd6516 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk-gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk-gpio.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ static struct clk_hw *clk_register_gpio(struct device *dev, const char *name,
 
 	init.name = name;
 	init.ops = clk_gpio_ops;
-	init.flags = flags | CLK_IS_BASIC;
+	init.flags = flags;
 	init.parent_names = parent_names;
 	init.num_parents = num_parents;
 
diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk-mux.c b/drivers/clk/clk-mux.c
index 2ad2df2e8909..7d60d690b7f2 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk-mux.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk-mux.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ struct clk_hw *clk_hw_register_mux_table(struct device *dev, const char *name,
 		init.ops = &clk_mux_ro_ops;
 	else
 		init.ops = &clk_mux_ops;
-	init.flags = flags | CLK_IS_BASIC;
+	init.flags = flags;
 	init.parent_names = parent_names;
 	init.num_parents = num_parents;
 
diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk-pwm.c b/drivers/clk/clk-pwm.c
index 8cb9d117fdbf..02b472a1f9b0 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk-pwm.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk-pwm.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static int clk_pwm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	init.name = clk_name;
 	init.ops = &clk_pwm_ops;
-	init.flags = CLK_IS_BASIC;
+	init.flags = 0;
 	init.num_parents = 0;
 
 	clk_pwm->pwm = pwm;
diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk.c b/drivers/clk/clk.c
index 96053a96fe2f..7279573eefd5 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk.c
@@ -2850,7 +2850,6 @@ static const struct {
 	ENTRY(CLK_SET_PARENT_GATE),
 	ENTRY(CLK_SET_RATE_PARENT),
 	ENTRY(CLK_IGNORE_UNUSED),
-	ENTRY(CLK_IS_BASIC),
 	ENTRY(CLK_GET_RATE_NOCACHE),
 	ENTRY(CLK_SET_RATE_NO_REPARENT),
 	ENTRY(CLK_GET_ACCURACY_NOCACHE),
diff --git a/drivers/clk/mmp/clk-gate.c b/drivers/clk/mmp/clk-gate.c
index 7355595c42e2..1755916ddef2 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/mmp/clk-gate.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/mmp/clk-gate.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ struct clk *mmp_clk_register_gate(struct device *dev, const char *name,
 
 	init.name = name;
 	init.ops = &mmp_clk_gate_ops;
-	init.flags = flags | CLK_IS_BASIC;
+	init.flags = flags;
 	init.parent_names = (parent_name ? &parent_name : NULL);
 	init.num_parents = (parent_name ? 1 : 0);
 
diff --git a/drivers/pwm/pwm-meson.c b/drivers/pwm/pwm-meson.c
index c1ed641b3e26..4ae5d774443e 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/pwm-meson.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/pwm-meson.c
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ static int meson_pwm_init_channels(struct meson_pwm *meson,
 
 		init.name = name;
 		init.ops = &clk_mux_ops;
-		init.flags = CLK_IS_BASIC;
+		init.flags = 0;
 		init.parent_names = meson->data->parent_names;
 		init.num_parents = meson->data->num_parents;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/clk-provider.h b/include/linux/clk-provider.h
index b7cf80a71293..9245a377295b 100644
--- a/include/linux/clk-provider.h
+++ b/include/linux/clk-provider.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #define CLK_SET_RATE_PARENT	BIT(2) /* propagate rate change up one level */
 #define CLK_IGNORE_UNUSED	BIT(3) /* do not gate even if unused */
 				/* unused */
-#define CLK_IS_BASIC		BIT(5) /* Basic clk, can't do a to_clk_foo() */
+				/* unused */
 #define CLK_GET_RATE_NOCACHE	BIT(6) /* do not use the cached clk rate */
 #define CLK_SET_RATE_NO_REPARENT BIT(7) /* don't re-parent on rate change */
 #define CLK_GET_ACCURACY_NOCACHE BIT(8) /* do not use the cached clk accuracy */