diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/asm/leon.h b/arch/sparc/include/asm/leon.h
index c68bb5b76e3d..8c01f0f6b1ed 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/include/asm/leon.h
+++ b/arch/sparc/include/asm/leon.h
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@ void leon_update_virq_handling(unsigned int virq,
 			       irq_flow_handler_t flow_handler,
 			       const char *name, int do_ack);
 void leon_init_timers(void);
-void leon_trans_init(struct device_node *dp);
 void leon_node_init(struct device_node *dp, struct device_node ***nextp);
 void init_leon(void);
 void poke_leonsparc(void);
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/leon_kernel.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/leon_kernel.c
index 84b233752f28..39229940d725 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/leon_kernel.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/leon_kernel.c
@@ -484,20 +484,6 @@ static void leon_load_profile_irq(int cpu, unsigned int limit)
 {
 }
 
-void __init leon_trans_init(struct device_node *dp)
-{
-	if (strcmp(dp->type, "cpu") == 0 && strcmp(dp->name, "<NULL>") == 0) {
-		struct property *p;
-		p = of_find_property(dp, "mid", (void *)0);
-		if (p) {
-			int mid;
-			dp->name = prom_early_alloc(5 + 1);
-			memcpy(&mid, p->value, p->length);
-			sprintf((char *)dp->name, "cpu%.2d", mid);
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 void leon_clear_profile_irq(int cpu)
 {