diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9344_dlink_dir-8x5.dtsi b/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9344_dlink_dir-8x5.dtsi
index 3c718f5c6e..8571245dd2 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9344_dlink_dir-8x5.dtsi
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9344_dlink_dir-8x5.dtsi
@@ -58,13 +58,8 @@
 	ath9k: wifi@0,0 {
 		compatible = "pci168c,0030";
 		reg = <0x0000 0 0 0 0>;
-		/* "mac-address" currently does not work for
-		   ath9k pci devices. these below are retained for future
-		   improvements. */
-		/* nvmem-cells = <&macaddr_wan 1>, <&cal_art_5000>;
-		   nvmem-cell-names = "mac-address", "calibration";
-		 */
-		qca,no-eeprom; /* remove this when "mac-address" works  */
+		nvmem-cells = <&macaddr_wan 1>, <&cal_art_5000>;
+		nvmem-cell-names = "mac-address", "calibration";
 		gpio-controller;
 		#gpio-cells = <2>;
 	};
@@ -111,7 +106,7 @@
 				read-only;
 			};
 
-			mac: partition@fe0000 {
+			partition@fe0000 {
 				label = "mac";
 				reg = <0xfe0000 0x010000>;
 				read-only;
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/generic/base-files/etc/hotplug.d/firmware/10-ath9k-eeprom b/target/linux/ath79/generic/base-files/etc/hotplug.d/firmware/10-ath9k-eeprom
index 8e6494548b..746e87a259 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/generic/base-files/etc/hotplug.d/firmware/10-ath9k-eeprom
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/generic/base-files/etc/hotplug.d/firmware/10-ath9k-eeprom
@@ -46,11 +46,6 @@ case "$FIRMWARE" in
 	buffalo,wzr-hp-g450h)
 		caldata_extract "art" 0x1000 0x440
 		;;
-	dlink,dir-825-c1|\
-	dlink,dir-835-a1)
-		caldata_extract "art" 0x5000 0x440
-		ath9k_patch_mac $(macaddr_add $(mtd_get_mac_text "mac" 0x18) 1)
-		;;
 	meraki,mr12)
 		caldata_extract "art" 0x11000 0xeb8
 		;;