diff --git a/hw/arm/armsse.c b/hw/arm/armsse.c
index 9a6b24c79aa..34855e667de 100644
--- a/hw/arm/armsse.c
+++ b/hw/arm/armsse.c
@@ -727,7 +727,6 @@ static void armsse_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
      * it to the appropriate PPC port; then we can realize the PPC and
      * map its upstream ends to the right place in the container.
      */
-    qdev_prop_set_uint32(DEVICE(&s->timer0), "pclk-frq", s->mainclk_frq);
     qdev_connect_clock_in(DEVICE(&s->timer0), "pclk", s->mainclk);
     if (!sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->timer0), errp)) {
         return;
@@ -738,7 +737,6 @@ static void armsse_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     object_property_set_link(OBJECT(&s->apb_ppc0), "port[0]", OBJECT(mr),
                              &error_abort);
 
-    qdev_prop_set_uint32(DEVICE(&s->timer1), "pclk-frq", s->mainclk_frq);
     qdev_connect_clock_in(DEVICE(&s->timer1), "pclk", s->mainclk);
     if (!sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->timer1), errp)) {
         return;
@@ -749,7 +747,6 @@ static void armsse_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     object_property_set_link(OBJECT(&s->apb_ppc0), "port[1]", OBJECT(mr),
                              &error_abort);
 
-    qdev_prop_set_uint32(DEVICE(&s->dualtimer), "pclk-frq", s->mainclk_frq);
     qdev_connect_clock_in(DEVICE(&s->dualtimer), "TIMCLK", s->mainclk);
     if (!sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->dualtimer), errp)) {
         return;
@@ -908,7 +905,6 @@ static void armsse_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     /* Devices behind APB PPC1:
      *   0x4002f000: S32K timer
      */
-    qdev_prop_set_uint32(DEVICE(&s->s32ktimer), "pclk-frq", S32KCLK);
     qdev_connect_clock_in(DEVICE(&s->s32ktimer), "pclk", s->s32kclk);
     if (!sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->s32ktimer), errp)) {
         return;
@@ -1002,7 +998,6 @@ static void armsse_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     qdev_connect_gpio_out(DEVICE(&s->nmi_orgate), 0,
                           qdev_get_gpio_in_named(DEVICE(&s->armv7m), "NMI", 0));
 
-    qdev_prop_set_uint32(DEVICE(&s->s32kwatchdog), "wdogclk-frq", S32KCLK);
     qdev_connect_clock_in(DEVICE(&s->s32kwatchdog), "WDOGCLK", s->s32kclk);
     if (!sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->s32kwatchdog), errp)) {
         return;
@@ -1013,7 +1008,6 @@ static void armsse_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 
     /* 0x40080000 .. 0x4008ffff : ARMSSE second Base peripheral region */
 
-    qdev_prop_set_uint32(DEVICE(&s->nswatchdog), "wdogclk-frq", s->mainclk_frq);
     qdev_connect_clock_in(DEVICE(&s->nswatchdog), "WDOGCLK", s->mainclk);
     if (!sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->nswatchdog), errp)) {
         return;
@@ -1022,7 +1016,6 @@ static void armsse_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
                        armsse_get_common_irq_in(s, 1));
     sysbus_mmio_map(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->nswatchdog), 0, 0x40081000);
 
-    qdev_prop_set_uint32(DEVICE(&s->swatchdog), "wdogclk-frq", s->mainclk_frq);
     qdev_connect_clock_in(DEVICE(&s->swatchdog), "WDOGCLK", s->mainclk);
     if (!sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->swatchdog), errp)) {
         return;
diff --git a/hw/arm/mps2-tz.c b/hw/arm/mps2-tz.c
index 7acdf490f28..90caa914934 100644
--- a/hw/arm/mps2-tz.c
+++ b/hw/arm/mps2-tz.c
@@ -413,7 +413,6 @@ static void mps2tz_common_init(MachineState *machine)
     object_property_set_link(OBJECT(&mms->iotkit), "memory",
                              OBJECT(system_memory), &error_abort);
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(iotkitdev, "EXP_NUMIRQ", MPS2TZ_NUMIRQ);
-    qdev_prop_set_uint32(iotkitdev, "MAINCLK_FRQ", SYSCLK_FRQ);
     qdev_connect_clock_in(iotkitdev, "MAINCLK", mms->sysclk);
     qdev_connect_clock_in(iotkitdev, "S32KCLK", mms->s32kclk);
     sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&mms->iotkit), &error_fatal);
diff --git a/hw/arm/mps2.c b/hw/arm/mps2.c
index cd1c215f941..39add416db5 100644
--- a/hw/arm/mps2.c
+++ b/hw/arm/mps2.c
@@ -346,7 +346,6 @@ static void mps2_common_init(MachineState *machine)
         object_initialize_child(OBJECT(mms), name, &mms->timer[i],
                                 TYPE_CMSDK_APB_TIMER);
         sbd = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&mms->timer[i]);
-        qdev_prop_set_uint32(DEVICE(&mms->timer[i]), "pclk-frq", SYSCLK_FRQ);
         qdev_connect_clock_in(DEVICE(&mms->timer[i]), "pclk", mms->sysclk);
         sysbus_realize_and_unref(sbd, &error_fatal);
         sysbus_mmio_map(sbd, 0, base);
@@ -355,7 +354,6 @@ static void mps2_common_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     object_initialize_child(OBJECT(mms), "dualtimer", &mms->dualtimer,
                             TYPE_CMSDK_APB_DUALTIMER);
-    qdev_prop_set_uint32(DEVICE(&mms->dualtimer), "pclk-frq", SYSCLK_FRQ);
     qdev_connect_clock_in(DEVICE(&mms->dualtimer), "TIMCLK", mms->sysclk);
     sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&mms->dualtimer), &error_fatal);
     sysbus_connect_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&mms->dualtimer), 0,
@@ -363,7 +361,6 @@ static void mps2_common_init(MachineState *machine)
     sysbus_mmio_map(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&mms->dualtimer), 0, 0x40002000);
     object_initialize_child(OBJECT(mms), "watchdog", &mms->watchdog,
                             TYPE_CMSDK_APB_WATCHDOG);
-    qdev_prop_set_uint32(DEVICE(&mms->watchdog), "wdogclk-frq", SYSCLK_FRQ);
     qdev_connect_clock_in(DEVICE(&mms->watchdog), "WDOGCLK", mms->sysclk);
     sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&mms->watchdog), &error_fatal);
     sysbus_connect_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&mms->watchdog), 0,
diff --git a/hw/arm/musca.c b/hw/arm/musca.c
index a9292482a06..945643c3cd7 100644
--- a/hw/arm/musca.c
+++ b/hw/arm/musca.c
@@ -385,7 +385,6 @@ static void musca_init(MachineState *machine)
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(ssedev, "EXP_NUMIRQ", mmc->num_irqs);
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(ssedev, "init-svtor", mmc->init_svtor);
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(ssedev, "SRAM_ADDR_WIDTH", mmc->sram_addr_width);
-    qdev_prop_set_uint32(ssedev, "MAINCLK_FRQ", SYSCLK_FRQ);
     qdev_connect_clock_in(ssedev, "MAINCLK", mms->sysclk);
     qdev_connect_clock_in(ssedev, "S32KCLK", mms->s32kclk);
     /*
diff --git a/hw/arm/stellaris.c b/hw/arm/stellaris.c
index 9b67c739ef2..5acb043a07e 100644
--- a/hw/arm/stellaris.c
+++ b/hw/arm/stellaris.c
@@ -1415,9 +1415,6 @@ static void stellaris_init(MachineState *ms, stellaris_board_info *board)
     if (board->dc1 & (1 << 3)) { /* watchdog present */
         dev = qdev_new(TYPE_LUMINARY_WATCHDOG);
 
-        /* system_clock_scale is valid now */
-        uint32_t mainclk = NANOSECONDS_PER_SECOND / system_clock_scale;
-        qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "wdogclk-frq", mainclk);
         qdev_connect_clock_in(dev, "WDOGCLK",
                               qdev_get_clock_out(ssys_dev, "SYSCLK"));
 
