diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mx2/devices.h b/arch/arm/mach-mx2/devices.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c77a4b8f73b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mx2/devices.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+
+extern struct platform_device mxc_gpt1;
+extern struct platform_device mxc_gpt2;
+extern struct platform_device mxc_gpt3;
+extern struct platform_device mxc_gpt4;
+extern struct platform_device mxc_gpt5;
+extern struct platform_device mxc_wdt;
+extern struct platform_device mxc_irda_device;
+extern struct platform_device mxc_uart_device0;
+extern struct platform_device mxc_uart_device1;
+extern struct platform_device mxc_uart_device2;
+extern struct platform_device mxc_uart_device3;
+extern struct platform_device mxc_uart_device4;
+extern struct platform_device mxc_uart_device5;
+
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mx2/mx27ads.c b/arch/arm/mach-mx2/mx27ads.c
index 4ce56ef4d8d..56e22d3ca07 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mx2/mx27ads.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mx2/mx27ads.c
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 #include <mach/iomux-mx1-mx2.h>
 #include <mach/board-mx27ads.h>
 
+#include "devices.h"
+
 /* ADS's NOR flash */
 static struct physmap_flash_data mx27ads_flash_data = {
 	.width = 2,
@@ -251,12 +253,14 @@ static struct imxuart_platform_data uart_pdata[] = {
 
 static void __init mx27ads_board_init(void)
 {
-	int i;
-
 	gpio_fec_active();
 
-	for (i = 0; i < 6; i++)
-		imx_init_uart(i, &uart_pdata[i]);
+	mxc_register_device(&mxc_uart_device0, &uart_pdata[0]);
+	mxc_register_device(&mxc_uart_device1, &uart_pdata[1]);
+	mxc_register_device(&mxc_uart_device2, &uart_pdata[2]);
+	mxc_register_device(&mxc_uart_device3, &uart_pdata[3]);
+	mxc_register_device(&mxc_uart_device4, &uart_pdata[4]);
+	mxc_register_device(&mxc_uart_device5, &uart_pdata[5]);
 
 	platform_add_devices(platform_devices, ARRAY_SIZE(platform_devices));
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mx2/pcm038.c b/arch/arm/mach-mx2/pcm038.c
index 1028f453cfc..7f55746e259 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mx2/pcm038.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mx2/pcm038.c
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 #include <mach/imx-uart.h>
 #include <mach/board-pcm038.h>
 
+#include "devices.h"
+
 /*
  * Phytec's phyCORE-i.MX27 comes with 32MiB flash,
  * 16 bit width
@@ -170,11 +172,11 @@ static struct platform_device *platform_devices[] __initdata = {
 
 static void __init pcm038_init(void)
 {
-	int i;
 	gpio_fec_active();
 
-	for (i = 0; i < 3; i++)
-		imx_init_uart(i, &uart_pdata[i]);
+	mxc_register_device(&mxc_uart_device0, &uart_pdata[0]);
+	mxc_register_device(&mxc_uart_device1, &uart_pdata[1]);
+	mxc_register_device(&mxc_uart_device2, &uart_pdata[2]);
 
 	platform_add_devices(platform_devices, ARRAY_SIZE(platform_devices));
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mx2/serial.c b/arch/arm/mach-mx2/serial.c
index e31fd44f794..16debc296da 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mx2/serial.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mx2/serial.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static struct resource uart0[] = {
 	},
 };
 
-static struct platform_device mxc_uart_device0 = {
+struct platform_device mxc_uart_device0 = {
 	.name = "imx-uart",
 	.id = 0,
 	.resource = uart0,
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static struct resource uart1[] = {
 	},
 };
 
-static struct platform_device mxc_uart_device1 = {
+struct platform_device mxc_uart_device1 = {
 	.name = "imx-uart",
 	.id = 1,
 	.resource = uart1,
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static struct resource uart2[] = {
 	},
 };
 
-static struct platform_device mxc_uart_device2 = {
+struct platform_device mxc_uart_device2 = {
 	.name = "imx-uart",
 	.id = 2,
 	.resource = uart2,
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ static struct resource uart3[] = {
 	},
 };
 
-static struct platform_device mxc_uart_device3 = {
+struct platform_device mxc_uart_device3 = {
 	.name = "imx-uart",
 	.id = 3,
 	.resource = uart3,
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ static struct resource uart4[] = {
 	},
 };
 
-static struct platform_device mxc_uart_device4 = {
+struct platform_device mxc_uart_device4 = {
 	.name = "imx-uart",
 	.id = 4,
 	.resource = uart4,
@@ -130,48 +130,9 @@ static struct resource uart5[] = {
 	},
 };
 
-static struct platform_device mxc_uart_device5 = {
+struct platform_device mxc_uart_device5 = {
 	.name = "imx-uart",
 	.id = 5,
 	.resource = uart5,
 	.num_resources = ARRAY_SIZE(uart5),
 };
-
-/*
- * Register only those UARTs that physically exists
- */
-int __init imx_init_uart(int uart_no, struct imxuart_platform_data *pdata)
-{
-	switch (uart_no) {
-	case 0:
-		mxc_uart_device0.dev.platform_data = pdata;
-		platform_device_register(&mxc_uart_device0);
-		break;
-	case 1:
-		mxc_uart_device1.dev.platform_data = pdata;
-		platform_device_register(&mxc_uart_device1);
-		break;
-#ifndef CONFIG_MXC_IRDA
-	case 2:
-		mxc_uart_device2.dev.platform_data = pdata;
-		platform_device_register(&mxc_uart_device2);
-		break;
-#endif
-	case 3:
-		mxc_uart_device3.dev.platform_data = pdata;
-		platform_device_register(&mxc_uart_device3);
-		break;
-	case 4:
-		mxc_uart_device4.dev.platform_data = pdata;
-		platform_device_register(&mxc_uart_device4);
-		break;
-	case 5:
-		mxc_uart_device5.dev.platform_data = pdata;
-		platform_device_register(&mxc_uart_device5);
-		break;
-	default:
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}