diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/lite5200.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/lite5200.c
index 774f2493e1ef675ecb9efb5a9abcc32684335882..65b7ae4262381a2b9830dd1ecbb5a487a6a56063 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/lite5200.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/52xx/lite5200.c
@@ -158,18 +158,6 @@ static void __init lite5200_setup_arch(void)
 		of_node_put(np);
 	}
 #endif
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
-	if (initrd_start)
-		ROOT_DEV = Root_RAM0;
-	else
-#endif
-#ifdef  CONFIG_ROOT_NFS
-		ROOT_DEV = Root_NFS;
-#else
-		ROOT_DEV = Root_HDA1;
-#endif
-
 }
 
 /*