diff --git a/src/libdt.c b/src/libdt.c
index 1fc3677..7a1fb55 100644
--- a/src/libdt.c
+++ b/src/libdt.c
@@ -2028,61 +2028,6 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * device_find_block_device - extract device path from udev block device
- *
- * @dev:	the udev_device to extract information from
- * @devpath:	returns the devicepath under which the block device is accessible
- *
- * returns 0 for success or negative error value on failure.
- */
-int device_find_block_device(struct udev_device *dev,
-		char **devpath)
-{
-
-	struct udev *udev;
-	struct udev_enumerate *enumerate;
-	struct udev_list_entry *devices, *dev_list_entry;
-	struct udev_device *part;
-	const char *outpath;
-	int ret;
-
-	udev = udev_new();
-	if (!udev) {
-		  fprintf(stderr, "Can't create udev\n");
-		  return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
-	enumerate = udev_enumerate_new(udev);
-	/* block device and partitions get identified by subsystem in subtree */
-	udev_enumerate_add_match_parent(enumerate, dev);
-	udev_enumerate_add_match_subsystem(enumerate, "block");
-	udev_enumerate_scan_devices(enumerate);
-	devices = udev_enumerate_get_list_entry(enumerate);
-	udev_list_entry_foreach(dev_list_entry, devices) {
-		const char *path, *devtype;
-		path = udev_list_entry_get_name(dev_list_entry);
-		part = udev_device_new_from_syspath(udev, path);
-		/* distinguish device (disk) from partitions */
-		devtype = udev_device_get_devtype(part);
-		if (!devtype)
-			continue;
-		if (!strcmp(devtype, "disk")) {
-			outpath = udev_device_get_devnode(part);
-			*devpath = strdup(outpath);
-			ret = 0;
-			goto out;
-		}
-	}
-	ret = -ENODEV;
-
-out:
-	udev_enumerate_unref(enumerate);
-	udev_unref(udev);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
-/*
  * of_parse_partition - extract offset and size from a partition device_node
  *
  * returns true for success, negative error code otherwise
@@ -2264,11 +2209,10 @@
  * This function takes a device_node which represents a partition.
  * For this partition the function returns the device path and the offset
  * and size in the device. For mtd devices the path will be /dev/mtdx, for
- * EEPROMs it will be /sys/.../eeprom and for block devices it will be /dev/...
- * For mtd devices the device path returned will be the partition itself.
- * Since EEPROMs do not have partitions under Linux @offset and @size will
- * describe the offset and size inside the full device. The same applies to
- * block devices.
+ * EEPROMs it will be /sys/.../eeprom. For mtd devices the device path returned
+ * will be the partition itself. Since EEPROMs do not have partitions under
+ * Linux @offset and @size will describe the offset and size inside the full
+ * device.
  *
  * returns 0 for success or negative error value on failure.
  */
@@ -2283,11 +2227,6 @@
 	*offset = 0;
 	*size = 0;
 
-	/* try to find a block device */
-	ret = device_find_block_device(dev, devpath);
-	if (!ret)
-		return of_parse_partition(partition_node, offset, size);
-
 	/*
 	 * simplest case: This nodepath can directly be translated into
 	 * a mtd or eeprom device. A mtd device requires that the mtd