diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/k3-am69-aquila-dev-u-boot.dtsi b/arch/arm/dts/k3-am69-aquila-dev-u-boot.dtsi
index 59948b9d1f4..5b8b8539da3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/dts/k3-am69-aquila-dev-u-boot.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/k3-am69-aquila-dev-u-boot.dtsi
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@
 };
 
 &usbss0 {
+	ti,modestrap-peripheral;
 	ti,usb2-only;
 	bootph-pre-ram;
 };
diff --git a/board/toradex/aquila-am69/aquila-am69.c b/board/toradex/aquila-am69/aquila-am69.c
index 98b9bfc5aa4..e0975d5bc6f 100644
--- a/board/toradex/aquila-am69/aquila-am69.c
+++ b/board/toradex/aquila-am69/aquila-am69.c
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
 #include "ddrs_patch.h"
 
 #define CTRL_MMR_CFG0_MCU_ADC1_CTRL	0x40F040B4
-#define CTRL_MMR_CFG0_MCU_CLKOUT0_CTRL	0x40F08010
-#define MCU_CLKOUT0_CTRL_CLK_EN		BIT(4)
 
 #define HW_CFG_MEM_SZ_32GB		0x00
 #define HW_CFG_MEM_SZ_16GB		0x01
@@ -200,9 +198,4 @@ void spl_board_init(void)
 		if (ret)
 			printf("ESM PMIC init failed: %d\n", ret);
 	}
-
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_TARGET_AQUILA_AM69_R5))
-		writel(readl(CTRL_MMR_CFG0_MCU_CLKOUT0_CTRL) |
-		       MCU_CLKOUT0_CTRL_CLK_EN,
-		       CTRL_MMR_CFG0_MCU_CLKOUT0_CTRL);
 }