diff --git a/package/kernel/modules/other.mk b/package/kernel/modules/other.mk
index 2de923f9529..2b6b86bfc11 100644
--- a/package/kernel/modules/other.mk
+++ b/package/kernel/modules/other.mk
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ $(eval $(call KernelPackage,gpio-cs5535))
 define KernelPackage/gpio-cs5535-new
   SUBMENU:=$(OTHER_MENU)
   TITLE:=AMD CS5535/CS5536 GPIO driver with improved sysfs support
-  DEPENDS:=@TARGET_x86 +kmod-cs5535-mfd @!(LINUX_2_6_30||LINUX_2_6_31||LINUX_2_6_32)
+  DEPENDS:=@TARGET_x86 @!(LINUX_2_6_30||LINUX_2_6_31||LINUX_2_6_32)
   KCONFIG:=CONFIG_GPIO_CS5535
   FILES:=$(LINUX_DIR)/drivers/gpio/cs5535-gpio.ko
   AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoLoad,50,cs5535-gpio)
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ $(eval $(call KernelPackage,cs5535-clockevt))
 define KernelPackage/cs5535-mfgpt
   SUBMENU:=$(OTHER_MENU)
   TITLE:=CS5535/6 Multifunction General Purpose Timer
-  DEPENDS:=@TARGET_x86 +kmod-cs5535-mfd
+  DEPENDS:=@TARGET_x86
   KCONFIG:=CONFIG_CS5535_MFGPT
   FILES:=$(LINUX_DIR)/drivers/misc/cs5535-mfgpt.ko
   AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoLoad,45,cs5535-mfgpt)
@@ -565,24 +565,6 @@ endef
 $(eval $(call KernelPackage,cs5535-mfgpt))
 
 
-define KernelPackage/cs5535-mfd
-  SUBMENU:=$(OTHER_MENU)
-  TITLE:=CS5535/6 Multifunction General Purpose Driver
-  DEPENDS:=@TARGET_x86
-  KCONFIG:=CONFIG_MFD_CS5535
-  FILES:= \
-  	$(LINUX_DIR)/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.ko \
-  	$(LINUX_DIR)/drivers/mfd/cs5535-mfd.ko 
-  AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoLoad,44,mfd-core cs5535-mfd)
-endef
-
-define KernelPackage/cs5535-mfd/description
-  Core driver for CS5535/CS5536 MFD functions.
-endef
-
-$(eval $(call KernelPackage,cs5535-mfd))
-
-
 define KernelPackage/wdt-omap
   SUBMENU:=$(OTHER_MENU)
   TITLE:=OMAP Watchdog timer
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.38/260-geode-mfd.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.38/260-geode-mfd.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 5f7630ffcc4..00000000000
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.38/260-geode-mfd.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- linux-2.6.38.8/drivers/gpio/Kconfig.orig	2011-06-02 19:35:11.000000000 -0600
-+++ linux-2.6.38.8/drivers/gpio/Kconfig	2011-06-29 20:05:20.000000000 -0600
-@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ comment "PCI GPIO expanders:"
- 
- config GPIO_CS5535
- 	tristate "AMD CS5535/CS5536 GPIO support"
--	depends on PCI && X86 && !CS5535_GPIO
-+	depends on PCI && X86 && !CS5535_GPIO && MFD_CS5535
- 	help
- 	  The AMD CS5535 and CS5536 southbridges support 28 GPIO pins that
- 	  can be used for quite a number of things.  The CS5535/6 is found on
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.39/260-geode-mfd.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.39/260-geode-mfd.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index f67d1895eba..00000000000
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.39/260-geode-mfd.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- linux-2.6.39.2/drivers/gpio/Kconfig.orig	2011-06-23 16:06:00.000000000 -0600
-+++ linux-2.6.39.2/drivers/gpio/Kconfig	2011-06-29 22:43:23.000000000 -0600
-@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ comment "PCI GPIO expanders:"
- 
- config GPIO_CS5535
- 	tristate "AMD CS5535/CS5536 GPIO support"
--	depends on PCI && X86 && !CS5535_GPIO
-+	depends on PCI && X86 && !CS5535_GPIO && MFD_CS5535
- 	help
- 	  The AMD CS5535 and CS5536 southbridges support 28 GPIO pins that
- 	  can be used for quite a number of things.  The CS5535/6 is found on