diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/setup.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/setup.c
index ee44a48faf79..f0d2070866d4 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/setup.c
@@ -220,8 +220,3 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 	riscv_fill_hwcap();
 }
 
-static int __init riscv_device_init(void)
-{
-	return of_platform_populate(NULL, of_default_bus_match_table, NULL, NULL);
-}
-subsys_initcall_sync(riscv_device_init);