diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap4-l4.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap4-l4.dtsi
index edb7c966f61e..395993f5e20a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap4-l4.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap4-l4.dtsi
@@ -613,7 +613,6 @@
 
 		target-module@76000 {			/* 0x4a0f6000, ap 29 3a.0 */
 			compatible = "ti,sysc-omap2", "ti,sysc";
-			ti,hwmods = "spinlock";
 			reg = <0x76000 0x4>,
 			      <0x76010 0x4>,
 			      <0x76014 0x4>;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_44xx_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_44xx_data.c
index 750ed4c33eb5..31d3536286b0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_44xx_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_44xx_data.c
@@ -1613,40 +1613,6 @@ static struct omap_hwmod omap44xx_smartreflex_mpu_hwmod = {
 	.dev_attr	= &smartreflex_mpu_dev_attr,
 };
 
-/*
- * 'spinlock' class
- * spinlock provides hardware assistance for synchronizing the processes
- * running on multiple processors
- */
-
-static struct omap_hwmod_class_sysconfig omap44xx_spinlock_sysc = {
-	.rev_offs	= 0x0000,
-	.sysc_offs	= 0x0010,
-	.syss_offs	= 0x0014,
-	.sysc_flags	= (SYSC_HAS_AUTOIDLE | SYSC_HAS_CLOCKACTIVITY |
-			   SYSC_HAS_ENAWAKEUP | SYSC_HAS_SIDLEMODE |
-			   SYSC_HAS_SOFTRESET | SYSS_HAS_RESET_STATUS),
-	.idlemodes	= (SIDLE_FORCE | SIDLE_NO | SIDLE_SMART),
-	.sysc_fields	= &omap_hwmod_sysc_type1,
-};
-
-static struct omap_hwmod_class omap44xx_spinlock_hwmod_class = {
-	.name	= "spinlock",
-	.sysc	= &omap44xx_spinlock_sysc,
-};
-
-/* spinlock */
-static struct omap_hwmod omap44xx_spinlock_hwmod = {
-	.name		= "spinlock",
-	.class		= &omap44xx_spinlock_hwmod_class,
-	.clkdm_name	= "l4_cfg_clkdm",
-	.prcm = {
-		.omap4 = {
-			.clkctrl_offs = OMAP4_CM_L4CFG_HW_SEM_CLKCTRL_OFFSET,
-			.context_offs = OMAP4_RM_L4CFG_HW_SEM_CONTEXT_OFFSET,
-		},
-	},
-};
 
 /*
  * 'timer' class
@@ -2479,14 +2445,6 @@ static struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if omap44xx_l4_cfg__smartreflex_mpu = {
 	.user		= OCP_USER_MPU | OCP_USER_SDMA,
 };
 
-/* l4_cfg -> spinlock */
-static struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if omap44xx_l4_cfg__spinlock = {
-	.master		= &omap44xx_l4_cfg_hwmod,
-	.slave		= &omap44xx_spinlock_hwmod,
-	.clk		= "l4_div_ck",
-	.user		= OCP_USER_MPU | OCP_USER_SDMA,
-};
-
 /* l4_wkup -> timer1 */
 static struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if omap44xx_l4_wkup__timer1 = {
 	.master		= &omap44xx_l4_wkup_hwmod,
@@ -2617,7 +2575,6 @@ static struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if *omap44xx_hwmod_ocp_ifs[] __initdata = {
 	&omap44xx_l4_cfg__smartreflex_core,
 	&omap44xx_l4_cfg__smartreflex_iva,
 	&omap44xx_l4_cfg__smartreflex_mpu,
-	&omap44xx_l4_cfg__spinlock,
 	&omap44xx_l4_wkup__timer1,
 	/* &omap44xx_l4_cfg__usb_host_fs, */
 	&omap44xx_l4_cfg__usb_host_hs,