diff --git a/target/linux/brcm47xx/patches-2.6.32/900-bcm47xx_wdt-noprescale.patch b/target/linux/brcm47xx/patches-2.6.32/900-bcm47xx_wdt-noprescale.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 6bc2b12eb0..0000000000
--- a/target/linux/brcm47xx/patches-2.6.32/900-bcm47xx_wdt-noprescale.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,89 +0,0 @@
---- a/drivers/watchdog/bcm47xx_wdt.c
-+++ b/drivers/watchdog/bcm47xx_wdt.c
-@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
- 
- #define WDT_DEFAULT_TIME	30	/* seconds */
- #define WDT_MAX_TIME		255	/* seconds */
-+#define WDT_SHIFT		15	/* 32.768 KHz on cores with slow WDT clock */
- 
- static int wdt_time = WDT_DEFAULT_TIME;
- static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-@@ -50,11 +51,11 @@ static unsigned long bcm47xx_wdt_busy;
- static char expect_release;
- static struct timer_list wdt_timer;
- static atomic_t ticks;
-+static int needs_sw_scale;
- 
--static inline void bcm47xx_wdt_hw_start(void)
-+static inline void bcm47xx_wdt_hw_start(u32 ticks)
- {
--	/* this is 2,5s on 100Mhz clock  and 2s on 133 Mhz */
--	ssb_watchdog_timer_set(&ssb_bcm47xx, 0xfffffff);
-+ 	ssb_watchdog_timer_set(&ssb_bcm47xx, ticks);
- }
- 
- static inline int bcm47xx_wdt_hw_stop(void)
-@@ -65,33 +66,34 @@ static inline int bcm47xx_wdt_hw_stop(vo
- static void bcm47xx_timer_tick(unsigned long unused)
- {
- 	if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&ticks)) {
--		bcm47xx_wdt_hw_start();
-+		/* This is 2,5s on 100Mhz clock and 2s on 133 Mhz */
-+		bcm47xx_wdt_hw_start(0xfffffff);
- 		mod_timer(&wdt_timer, jiffies + HZ);
- 	} else {
--		printk(KERN_CRIT DRV_NAME "Watchdog will fire soon!!!\n");
-+		printk(KERN_CRIT DRV_NAME ": Watchdog will fire soon!!!\n");
- 	}
- }
- 
--static inline void bcm47xx_wdt_pet(void)
-+static void bcm47xx_wdt_pet(void)
- {
--	atomic_set(&ticks, wdt_time);
-+	if(needs_sw_scale)
-+		atomic_set(&ticks, wdt_time);
-+	else
-+		bcm47xx_wdt_hw_start(wdt_time << WDT_SHIFT);
- }
- 
- static void bcm47xx_wdt_start(void)
- {
- 	bcm47xx_wdt_pet();
--	bcm47xx_timer_tick(0);
--}
--
--static void bcm47xx_wdt_pause(void)
--{
--	del_timer_sync(&wdt_timer);
--	bcm47xx_wdt_hw_stop();
-+	if(needs_sw_scale)
-+		bcm47xx_timer_tick(0);
- }
- 
- static void bcm47xx_wdt_stop(void)
- {
--	bcm47xx_wdt_pause();
-+	if(needs_sw_scale)
-+		del_timer_sync(&wdt_timer);
-+	bcm47xx_wdt_hw_stop();
- }
- 
- static int bcm47xx_wdt_settimeout(int new_time)
-@@ -243,7 +245,15 @@ static int __init bcm47xx_wdt_init(void)
- 	if (bcm47xx_wdt_hw_stop() < 0)
- 		return -ENODEV;
- 
--	setup_timer(&wdt_timer, bcm47xx_timer_tick, 0L);
-+	/* FIXME Other cores */
-+	if(ssb_bcm47xx.chip_id == 0x5354) {
-+		/* Slow WDT clock, no pre-scaling */
-+		needs_sw_scale = 0;
-+	} else {
-+		/* Fast WDT clock, needs software pre-scaling */
-+		needs_sw_scale = 1;
-+		setup_timer(&wdt_timer, bcm47xx_timer_tick, 0L);
-+	}
- 
- 	if (bcm47xx_wdt_settimeout(wdt_time)) {
- 		bcm47xx_wdt_settimeout(WDT_DEFAULT_TIME);
diff --git a/target/linux/brcm47xx/patches-2.6.34/900-bcm47xx_wdt-noprescale.patch b/target/linux/brcm47xx/patches-2.6.34/900-bcm47xx_wdt-noprescale.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 6bc2b12eb0..0000000000
--- a/target/linux/brcm47xx/patches-2.6.34/900-bcm47xx_wdt-noprescale.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,89 +0,0 @@
---- a/drivers/watchdog/bcm47xx_wdt.c
-+++ b/drivers/watchdog/bcm47xx_wdt.c
-@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
- 
- #define WDT_DEFAULT_TIME	30	/* seconds */
- #define WDT_MAX_TIME		255	/* seconds */
-+#define WDT_SHIFT		15	/* 32.768 KHz on cores with slow WDT clock */
- 
- static int wdt_time = WDT_DEFAULT_TIME;
- static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-@@ -50,11 +51,11 @@ static unsigned long bcm47xx_wdt_busy;
- static char expect_release;
- static struct timer_list wdt_timer;
- static atomic_t ticks;
-+static int needs_sw_scale;
- 
--static inline void bcm47xx_wdt_hw_start(void)
-+static inline void bcm47xx_wdt_hw_start(u32 ticks)
- {
--	/* this is 2,5s on 100Mhz clock  and 2s on 133 Mhz */
--	ssb_watchdog_timer_set(&ssb_bcm47xx, 0xfffffff);
-+ 	ssb_watchdog_timer_set(&ssb_bcm47xx, ticks);
- }
- 
- static inline int bcm47xx_wdt_hw_stop(void)
-@@ -65,33 +66,34 @@ static inline int bcm47xx_wdt_hw_stop(vo
- static void bcm47xx_timer_tick(unsigned long unused)
- {
- 	if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&ticks)) {
--		bcm47xx_wdt_hw_start();
-+		/* This is 2,5s on 100Mhz clock and 2s on 133 Mhz */
-+		bcm47xx_wdt_hw_start(0xfffffff);
- 		mod_timer(&wdt_timer, jiffies + HZ);
- 	} else {
--		printk(KERN_CRIT DRV_NAME "Watchdog will fire soon!!!\n");
-+		printk(KERN_CRIT DRV_NAME ": Watchdog will fire soon!!!\n");
- 	}
- }
- 
--static inline void bcm47xx_wdt_pet(void)
-+static void bcm47xx_wdt_pet(void)
- {
--	atomic_set(&ticks, wdt_time);
-+	if(needs_sw_scale)
-+		atomic_set(&ticks, wdt_time);
-+	else
-+		bcm47xx_wdt_hw_start(wdt_time << WDT_SHIFT);
- }
- 
- static void bcm47xx_wdt_start(void)
- {
- 	bcm47xx_wdt_pet();
--	bcm47xx_timer_tick(0);
--}
--
--static void bcm47xx_wdt_pause(void)
--{
--	del_timer_sync(&wdt_timer);
--	bcm47xx_wdt_hw_stop();
-+	if(needs_sw_scale)
-+		bcm47xx_timer_tick(0);
- }
- 
- static void bcm47xx_wdt_stop(void)
- {
--	bcm47xx_wdt_pause();
-+	if(needs_sw_scale)
-+		del_timer_sync(&wdt_timer);
-+	bcm47xx_wdt_hw_stop();
- }
- 
- static int bcm47xx_wdt_settimeout(int new_time)
-@@ -243,7 +245,15 @@ static int __init bcm47xx_wdt_init(void)
- 	if (bcm47xx_wdt_hw_stop() < 0)
- 		return -ENODEV;
- 
--	setup_timer(&wdt_timer, bcm47xx_timer_tick, 0L);
-+	/* FIXME Other cores */
-+	if(ssb_bcm47xx.chip_id == 0x5354) {
-+		/* Slow WDT clock, no pre-scaling */
-+		needs_sw_scale = 0;
-+	} else {
-+		/* Fast WDT clock, needs software pre-scaling */
-+		needs_sw_scale = 1;
-+		setup_timer(&wdt_timer, bcm47xx_timer_tick, 0L);
-+	}
- 
- 	if (bcm47xx_wdt_settimeout(wdt_time)) {
- 		bcm47xx_wdt_settimeout(WDT_DEFAULT_TIME);
diff --git a/target/linux/brcm47xx/patches-2.6.35/900-bcm47xx_wdt-noprescale.patch b/target/linux/brcm47xx/patches-2.6.35/900-bcm47xx_wdt-noprescale.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 6bc2b12eb0..0000000000
--- a/target/linux/brcm47xx/patches-2.6.35/900-bcm47xx_wdt-noprescale.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,89 +0,0 @@
---- a/drivers/watchdog/bcm47xx_wdt.c
-+++ b/drivers/watchdog/bcm47xx_wdt.c
-@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
- 
- #define WDT_DEFAULT_TIME	30	/* seconds */
- #define WDT_MAX_TIME		255	/* seconds */
-+#define WDT_SHIFT		15	/* 32.768 KHz on cores with slow WDT clock */
- 
- static int wdt_time = WDT_DEFAULT_TIME;
- static int nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
-@@ -50,11 +51,11 @@ static unsigned long bcm47xx_wdt_busy;
- static char expect_release;
- static struct timer_list wdt_timer;
- static atomic_t ticks;
-+static int needs_sw_scale;
- 
--static inline void bcm47xx_wdt_hw_start(void)
-+static inline void bcm47xx_wdt_hw_start(u32 ticks)
- {
--	/* this is 2,5s on 100Mhz clock  and 2s on 133 Mhz */
--	ssb_watchdog_timer_set(&ssb_bcm47xx, 0xfffffff);
-+ 	ssb_watchdog_timer_set(&ssb_bcm47xx, ticks);
- }
- 
- static inline int bcm47xx_wdt_hw_stop(void)
-@@ -65,33 +66,34 @@ static inline int bcm47xx_wdt_hw_stop(vo
- static void bcm47xx_timer_tick(unsigned long unused)
- {
- 	if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&ticks)) {
--		bcm47xx_wdt_hw_start();
-+		/* This is 2,5s on 100Mhz clock and 2s on 133 Mhz */
-+		bcm47xx_wdt_hw_start(0xfffffff);
- 		mod_timer(&wdt_timer, jiffies + HZ);
- 	} else {
--		printk(KERN_CRIT DRV_NAME "Watchdog will fire soon!!!\n");
-+		printk(KERN_CRIT DRV_NAME ": Watchdog will fire soon!!!\n");
- 	}
- }
- 
--static inline void bcm47xx_wdt_pet(void)
-+static void bcm47xx_wdt_pet(void)
- {
--	atomic_set(&ticks, wdt_time);
-+	if(needs_sw_scale)
-+		atomic_set(&ticks, wdt_time);
-+	else
-+		bcm47xx_wdt_hw_start(wdt_time << WDT_SHIFT);
- }
- 
- static void bcm47xx_wdt_start(void)
- {
- 	bcm47xx_wdt_pet();
--	bcm47xx_timer_tick(0);
--}
--
--static void bcm47xx_wdt_pause(void)
--{
--	del_timer_sync(&wdt_timer);
--	bcm47xx_wdt_hw_stop();
-+	if(needs_sw_scale)
-+		bcm47xx_timer_tick(0);
- }
- 
- static void bcm47xx_wdt_stop(void)
- {
--	bcm47xx_wdt_pause();
-+	if(needs_sw_scale)
-+		del_timer_sync(&wdt_timer);
-+	bcm47xx_wdt_hw_stop();
- }
- 
- static int bcm47xx_wdt_settimeout(int new_time)
-@@ -243,7 +245,15 @@ static int __init bcm47xx_wdt_init(void)
- 	if (bcm47xx_wdt_hw_stop() < 0)
- 		return -ENODEV;
- 
--	setup_timer(&wdt_timer, bcm47xx_timer_tick, 0L);
-+	/* FIXME Other cores */
-+	if(ssb_bcm47xx.chip_id == 0x5354) {
-+		/* Slow WDT clock, no pre-scaling */
-+		needs_sw_scale = 0;
-+	} else {
-+		/* Fast WDT clock, needs software pre-scaling */
-+		needs_sw_scale = 1;
-+		setup_timer(&wdt_timer, bcm47xx_timer_tick, 0L);
-+	}
- 
- 	if (bcm47xx_wdt_settimeout(wdt_time)) {
- 		bcm47xx_wdt_settimeout(WDT_DEFAULT_TIME);