diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/icontrol.c b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/icontrol.c
index 865b10344ea2..0474a4b1394d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/icontrol.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/icontrol.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/irq.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
+#include <linux/property.h>
 #include <linux/gpio.h>
 
 #include <asm/mach-types.h>
@@ -22,7 +23,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/spi/spi.h>
 #include <linux/spi/pxa2xx_spi.h>
-#include <linux/can/platform/mcp251x.h>
 #include <linux/regulator/machine.h>
 
 #include "generic.h"
@@ -69,8 +69,9 @@ static struct pxa2xx_spi_chip mcp251x_chip_info4 = {
 	.gpio_cs        = ICONTROL_MCP251x_nCS4
 };
 
-static struct mcp251x_platform_data mcp251x_info = {
-	.oscillator_frequency = 16E6,
+static const struct property_entry mcp251x_properties[] = {
+	PROPERTY_ENTRY_U32("clock-frequency", 16000000),
+	{}
 };
 
 static struct spi_board_info mcp251x_board_info[] = {
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ static struct spi_board_info mcp251x_board_info[] = {
 		.max_speed_hz    = 6500000,
 		.bus_num         = 3,
 		.chip_select     = 0,
-		.platform_data   = &mcp251x_info,
+		.properties      = mcp251x_properties,
 		.controller_data = &mcp251x_chip_info1,
 		.irq             = PXA_GPIO_TO_IRQ(ICONTROL_MCP251x_nIRQ1)
 	},
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/zeus.c b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/zeus.c
index da113c8eefbf..b27fc7ac9cea 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/zeus.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/zeus.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <linux/leds.h>
 #include <linux/irq.h>
 #include <linux/pm.h>
+#include <linux/property.h>
 #include <linux/gpio.h>
 #include <linux/gpio/machine.h>
 #include <linux/serial_8250.h>
@@ -27,7 +28,6 @@
 #include <linux/platform_data/i2c-pxa.h>
 #include <linux/platform_data/pca953x.h>
 #include <linux/apm-emulation.h>
-#include <linux/can/platform/mcp251x.h>
 #include <linux/regulator/fixed.h>
 #include <linux/regulator/machine.h>
 
@@ -428,14 +428,15 @@ static struct gpiod_lookup_table can_regulator_gpiod_table = {
 	},
 };
 
-static struct mcp251x_platform_data zeus_mcp2515_pdata = {
-	.oscillator_frequency	= 16*1000*1000,
+static const struct property_entry mcp251x_properties[] = {
+	PROPERTY_ENTRY_U32("clock-frequency", 16000000),
+	{}
 };
 
 static struct spi_board_info zeus_spi_board_info[] = {
 	[0] = {
 		.modalias	= "mcp2515",
-		.platform_data	= &zeus_mcp2515_pdata,
+		.properties	= mcp251x_properties,
 		.irq		= PXA_GPIO_TO_IRQ(ZEUS_CAN_GPIO),
 		.max_speed_hz	= 1*1000*1000,
 		.bus_num	= 3,
diff --git a/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251x.c b/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251x.c
index bb20a9b75cc6..ee2e97da4e1d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251x.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include <linux/can/core.h>
 #include <linux/can/dev.h>
 #include <linux/can/led.h>
-#include <linux/can/platform/mcp251x.h>
 #include <linux/clk.h>
 #include <linux/completion.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
@@ -986,19 +985,19 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(spi, mcp251x_id_table);
 static int mcp251x_can_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 {
 	const void *match = device_get_match_data(&spi->dev);
-	struct mcp251x_platform_data *pdata = dev_get_platdata(&spi->dev);
 	struct net_device *net;
 	struct mcp251x_priv *priv;
 	struct clk *clk;
-	int freq, ret;
+	u32 freq;
+	int ret;
 
 	clk = devm_clk_get_optional(&spi->dev, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(clk))
 		return PTR_ERR(clk);
 
 	freq = clk_get_rate(clk);
-	if (freq == 0 && pdata)
-		freq = pdata->oscillator_frequency;
+	if (freq == 0)
+		device_property_read_u32(&spi->dev, "clock-frequency", &freq);
 
 	/* Sanity check */
 	if (freq < 1000000 || freq > 25000000)
diff --git a/include/linux/can/platform/mcp251x.h b/include/linux/can/platform/mcp251x.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 9e5ac27fb6c1..000000000000
--- a/include/linux/can/platform/mcp251x.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-#ifndef _CAN_PLATFORM_MCP251X_H
-#define _CAN_PLATFORM_MCP251X_H
-
-/*
- *
- * CAN bus driver for Microchip 251x CAN Controller with SPI Interface
- *
- */
-
-#include <linux/spi/spi.h>
-
-/*
- * struct mcp251x_platform_data - MCP251X SPI CAN controller platform data
- * @oscillator_frequency:       - oscillator frequency in Hz
- */
-
-struct mcp251x_platform_data {
-	unsigned long oscillator_frequency;
-};
-
-#endif /* !_CAN_PLATFORM_MCP251X_H */