diff --git a/Documentation/powerpc/booting-without-of.txt b/Documentation/powerpc/booting-without-of.txt
index 3b514672b80e..1e1abaf83712 100644
--- a/Documentation/powerpc/booting-without-of.txt
+++ b/Documentation/powerpc/booting-without-of.txt
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ looks like in practice.
       |   |- device_type = "cpu"
       |   |- reg = <0>
       |   |- clock-frequency = <5f5e1000>
-      |   |- linux,boot-cpu
+      |   |- 64-bit
       |   |- linux,phandle = <2>
       |
       o memory@0
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ physical memory layout.  It also includes misc information passed
 through /chosen, like in this example, the platform type (mandatory)
 and the kernel command line arguments (optional).
 
-The /cpus/PowerPC,970@0/linux,boot-cpu property is an example of a
+The /cpus/PowerPC,970@0/64-bit property is an example of a
 property without a value. All other properties have a value. The
 significance of the #address-cells and #size-cells properties will be
 explained in chapter IV which defines precisely the required nodes and
@@ -778,7 +778,6 @@ address which can extend beyond that limit.
       bytes
     - d-cache-size : one cell, size of L1 data cache in bytes
     - i-cache-size : one cell, size of L1 instruction cache in bytes
-    - linux, boot-cpu : Should be defined if this cpu is the boot cpu.
 
   Recommended properties:
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/kuroboxHD.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/kuroboxHD.dts
index 096e94ac415f..b89791802e86 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/kuroboxHD.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/kuroboxHD.dts
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ build with: "dtc -f -I dts -O dtb -o kuroboxHD.dtb -V 16 kuroboxHD.dts"
 
 		PowerPC,603e { /* Really 8241 */
 			linux,phandle = <2100>;
-			linux,boot-cpu;
 			device_type = "cpu";
 			reg = <0>;
 			clock-frequency = <bebc200>;	/* Fixed by bootwrapper */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/kuroboxHG.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/kuroboxHG.dts
index d06b0b018899..753102752d8b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/kuroboxHG.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/kuroboxHG.dts
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ build with: "dtc -f -I dts -O dtb -o kuroboxHG.dtb -V 16 kuroboxHG.dts"
 
 		PowerPC,603e { /* Really 8241 */
 			linux,phandle = <2100>;
-			linux,boot-cpu;
 			device_type = "cpu";
 			reg = <0>;
 			clock-frequency = <fdad680>;	/* Fixed by bootwrapper */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc7448hpc2.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc7448hpc2.dts
index c4d9562cbaad..41d0720c5900 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc7448hpc2.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc7448hpc2.dts
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 			bus-frequency = <0>;		// From U-Boot
 			32-bit;
 			linux,phandle = <201>;
-			linux,boot-cpu;
 		};
 	};
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8272ads.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8272ads.dts
index 26b44f7513dc..260b2e447779 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8272ads.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8272ads.dts
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
                        clock-frequency = <0>;
                        32-bit;
                        linux,phandle = <201>;
-                       linux,boot-cpu;
                };
        };
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8323emds.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8323emds.dts
index fa7ef24d205b..57a3665f82ed 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8323emds.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8323emds.dts
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 			clock-frequency = <0>;
 			32-bit;
 			linux,phandle = <201>;
-			linux,boot-cpu;
 		};
 	};
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8360emds.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8360emds.dts
index 9022192155b9..303bd668deb7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8360emds.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8360emds.dts
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 			clock-frequency = <1F78A400>;
 			32-bit;
 			linux,phandle = <201>;
-			linux,boot-cpu;
 		};
 	};
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8560ads.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8560ads.dts
index 119bd5d3a834..c74d6ebc5c8a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8560ads.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8560ads.dts
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 			clock-frequency = <312c8040>;
 			32-bit;
 			linux,phandle = <201>;
-			linux,boot-cpu;
 		};
 	};
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8641_hpcn.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8641_hpcn.dts
index f0c7731743ea..8c75e4e1258f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8641_hpcn.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8641_hpcn.dts
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 			bus-frequency = <0>;		// From uboot
 			clock-frequency = <0>;		// From uboot
 			32-bit;
-			linux,boot-cpu;
 		};
 		PowerPC,8641@1 {
 			device_type = "cpu";
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc866ads.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc866ads.dts
index 5d4005239b83..2b56b5df451a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc866ads.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc866ads.dts
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 			interrupts = <f 2>;	// decrementer interrupt
 			interrupt-parent = <ff000000>;
 			linux,phandle = <201>;
-			linux,boot-cpu;
 		};
 	};
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc885ads.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc885ads.dts
index cf1a19f962c5..faecd08c54da 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc885ads.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc885ads.dts
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 			interrupts = <f 2>;	// decrementer interrupt
 			interrupt-parent = <ff000000>;
 			linux,phandle = <201>;
-			linux,boot-cpu;
 		};
 	};