diff --git a/board/logicpd/am3517evm/am3517evm.c b/board/logicpd/am3517evm/am3517evm.c
index bcd3588818e9b8a33e2beebe97fae9ef19438e08..da8be22085689f70296554ce0099654f30d4a6a8 100644
--- a/board/logicpd/am3517evm/am3517evm.c
+++ b/board/logicpd/am3517evm/am3517evm.c
@@ -37,20 +37,6 @@ DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 #define CPGMACSS_SW_RST		(1 << 1)
 #define PHY_GPIO		30
 
-/* This is only needed until SPL gets OF support */
-#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
-static const struct ns16550_platdata am3517_serial = {
-	.base = OMAP34XX_UART3,
-	.reg_shift = 2,
-	.clock = V_NS16550_CLK,
-	.fcr = UART_FCR_DEFVAL,
-};
-
-U_BOOT_DEVICE(am3517_uart) = {
-	"ns16550_serial",
-	&am3517_serial
-};
-#endif
 
 /*
  * Routine: board_init
diff --git a/configs/am3517_evm_defconfig b/configs/am3517_evm_defconfig
index 6643f93e3315e261a7e0b388afead2df1ce25bb6..3b8e2900ebe6da27567c7914f155b44e4c0e8d6c 100644
--- a/configs/am3517_evm_defconfig
+++ b/configs/am3517_evm_defconfig
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ CONFIG_MTDIDS_DEFAULT="nand0=omap2-nand.0"
 CONFIG_MTDPARTS_DEFAULT="mtdparts=omap2-nand.0:512k(MLO),1920k(u-boot),256k(u-boot-env),8m(kernel),512k(dtb),-(rootfs)"
 CONFIG_CMD_UBI=y
 CONFIG_OF_CONTROL=y
+CONFIG_SPL_OF_CONTROL=y
+CONFIG_SPL_OF_PLATDATA=y
 # CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_FAT is not set
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_NAND=y
 CONFIG_MMC_OMAP_HS=y
@@ -43,3 +45,4 @@ CONFIG_USB=y
 CONFIG_USB_MUSB_HOST=y
 CONFIG_USB_MUSB_AM35X=y
 CONFIG_BCH=y
+# CONFIG_SPL_OF_LIBFDT is not set