diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/files/arch/mips/ath79/dev-dsa.c b/target/linux/ar71xx/files/arch/mips/ath79/dev-dsa.c
index a9bb334a20..4ade218f7e 100644
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/files/arch/mips/ath79/dev-dsa.c
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/files/arch/mips/ath79/dev-dsa.c
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/init.h>
-#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 
 #include <asm/mach-ath79/ath79.h>
@@ -30,11 +29,7 @@ void __init ath79_register_dsa(struct device *netdev,
 
 	d->netdev = netdev;
 	for (i = 0; i < d->nr_chips; i++)
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3,15,0)
-		d->chip[i].mii_bus = miidev;
-#else
 		d->chip[i].host_dev = miidev;
-#endif
 
 	ar71xx_dsa_switch_device.dev.platform_data = d;
 	platform_device_register(&ar71xx_dsa_switch_device);
diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/files/drivers/gpio/gpio-nxp-74hc153.c b/target/linux/ar71xx/files/drivers/gpio/gpio-nxp-74hc153.c
index 1355e3ff6e..82e6e943ff 100644
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/files/drivers/gpio/gpio-nxp-74hc153.c
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/files/drivers/gpio/gpio-nxp-74hc153.c
@@ -203,19 +203,7 @@ static int nxp_74hc153_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct nxp_74hc153_platform_data *pdata = pdev->dev.platform_data;
 
 	if (nxp) {
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3,15,0)
-		int err;
-
-		err = gpiochip_remove(&nxp->gpio_chip);
-		if (err) {
-			dev_err(&pdev->dev,
-				"unable to remove gpio chip, err=%d\n",
-				err);
-			return err;
-		}
-#else
 		gpiochip_remove(&nxp->gpio_chip);
-#endif
 		gpio_free(pdata->gpio_pin_2y);
 		gpio_free(pdata->gpio_pin_1y);
 		gpio_free(pdata->gpio_pin_s1);