diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/ipq807x-soc.dtsi b/arch/arm/dts/ipq807x-soc.dtsi
index 9fbc85e36a..b1097e8be7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/dts/ipq807x-soc.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/ipq807x-soc.dtsi
@@ -21,21 +21,6 @@
 		reg = <0x78B3000 0x200>;
 		id = <4>;
 		bit_rate = <0xee>;
-		serial_gpio {
-			gpio1 {
-				gpio = <23>;
-				func = <2>;
-				pull = <GPIO_PULL_DOWN>;
-				oe = <GPIO_OE_ENABLE>;
-			};
-
-			gpio2 {
-				gpio = <24>;
-				func = <2>;
-				pull = <GPIO_NO_PULL>;
-				oe = <GPIO_OE_ENABLE>;
-			};
-		};
 	};
 
 	serial@78B0000 {
diff --git a/board/qca/arm/ipq807x/ipq807x.c b/board/qca/arm/ipq807x/ipq807x.c
index 0e1cba3bfe..56b78d12c5 100644
--- a/board/qca/arm/ipq807x/ipq807x.c
+++ b/board/qca/arm/ipq807x/ipq807x.c
@@ -210,14 +210,6 @@ void qca_serial_init(struct ipq_serial_platdata *plat)
 {
 	int node, uart2_node;
 
-	writel(1, GCC_BLSP1_UART1_APPS_CBCR);
-
-	node = fdt_path_offset(gd->fdt_blob, "/serial@78B3000/serial_gpio");
-	if (node < 0) {
-		printf("Could not find serial_gpio node\n");
-		return;
-	}
-
 	if (plat->port_id == 1) {
 		uart2_node = fdt_path_offset(gd->fdt_blob, "uart2");
 		if (uart2_node < 0) {
@@ -228,8 +220,8 @@ void qca_serial_init(struct ipq_serial_platdata *plat)
 				uart2_node, "serial_gpio");
 		uart2_clock_config(plat->m_value, plat->n_value, plat->d_value);
 		writel(1, GCC_BLSP1_UART2_APPS_CBCR);
+		qca_gpio_init(node);
 	}
-	qca_gpio_init(node);
 }
 
 unsigned long timer_read_counter(void)