diff --git a/host/arch/arm/lib/crossystem_arch.c b/host/arch/arm/lib/crossystem_arch.c
index ff59da1..76c6d3a 100644
--- a/host/arch/arm/lib/crossystem_arch.c
+++ b/host/arch/arm/lib/crossystem_arch.c
@@ -50,26 +50,6 @@
 #define SECTOR_SIZE 512
 #define MAX_NMMCBLK 9
 
-typedef struct PlatformFamily {
-  const char* compatible_string; /* Last string in FDT compatible entry */
-  const char* platform_string;   /* String to return */
-} PlatformFamily;
-
-/* Array of platform family names, terminated with a NULL entry */
-const PlatformFamily platform_family_array[] = {
-  {"nvidia,tegra124", "Tegra5"},
-  {"nvidia,tegra250", "Tegra2"},
-  {"nvidia,tegra20", "Tegra2"},
-  {"ti,omap4", "OMAP4"},
-  {"ti,omap3", "OMAP3"},
-  {"samsung,exynos4210", "EXYNOS4"},
-  {"samsung,exynos5250", "EXYNOS5"},
-  {"samsung,exynos5420", "EXYNOS5"},
-  {"qcom,ipq8064", "IPQ8064"},
-  /* Terminate with NULL entry */
-  {NULL, NULL}
-};
-
 static int InAndroid() {
   int fd;
   struct stat s;
@@ -201,37 +181,6 @@
   return (char *)str;
 }
 
-static char * ReadFdtPlatformFamily(void) {
-  char *compat = NULL;
-  char *s;
-  const PlatformFamily* p;
-  size_t size = 0;
-  int slen;
-
-  if(ReadFdtBlock(FDT_COMPATIBLE_PATH, (void **)&compat, &size))
-    return NULL;
-
-  if (size > 0)
-    compat[size-1] = 0;
-
-  /* Check each null separated string in compatible against the family array */
-  s = compat;
-  while ((s-compat) < size) {
-    slen = strlen(s);
-    for (p = platform_family_array; p->compatible_string; p++) {
-      if (!strcmp(s, p->compatible_string)) {
-        free(compat);
-        return strdup(p->platform_string);
-      }
-    }
-    s += slen + 1;
-  }
-
-  /* No recognized 'compatible' entry found */
-  free(compat);
-  return NULL;
-}
-
 static int VbGetPlatformGpioStatus(const char* name) {
   char gpio_name[FNAME_SIZE];
   unsigned value;
@@ -593,9 +542,6 @@
   if (prop)
     str = ReadFdtString(prop);
 
-  if (!strcasecmp(name, "platform_family"))
-    str = ReadFdtPlatformFamily();
-
   if (str) {
       rv = StrCopy(dest, str, size);
       free(str);
diff --git a/host/arch/x86/lib/crossystem_arch.c b/host/arch/x86/lib/crossystem_arch.c
index 8819f5f..8de9edc 100644
--- a/host/arch/x86/lib/crossystem_arch.c
+++ b/host/arch/x86/lib/crossystem_arch.c
@@ -92,36 +92,11 @@
 #define PCI_VENDOR_ID_PATH "/sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:00:00.0/vendor"
 #define PCI_DEVICE_ID_PATH "/sys/bus/pci/devices/0000:00:00.0/device"
 
-typedef struct PlatformFamily {
-  unsigned int vendor;          /* Vendor id value */
-  unsigned int device;          /* Device id value */
-  const char* platform_string; /* String to return */
-} PlatformFamily;
-
 typedef struct {
   unsigned int base;
   unsigned int uid;
 } Basemapping;
 
-/* Array of platform family names, terminated with a NULL entry */
-const PlatformFamily platform_family_array[] = {
-  {0x8086, 0xA010, "PineTrail"},
-  {0x8086, 0x3406, "Westmere"},
-  {0x8086, 0x0104, "SandyBridge"}, /* mobile */
-  {0x8086, 0x0100, "SandyBridge"}, /* desktop */
-  {0x8086, 0x0154, "IvyBridge"},   /* mobile */
-  {0x8086, 0x0150, "IvyBridge"},   /* desktop */
-  {0x8086, 0x0a04, "Haswell"},     /* ult */
-  {0x8086, 0x0c04, "Haswell"},     /* mobile */
-  {0x8086, 0x0f00, "BayTrail"},    /* mobile */
-  {0x8086, 0x1604, "Broadwell"},   /* ult */
-  {0x8086, 0x2280, "Braswell"},    /* ult */
-  {0x8086, 0x1904, "Skylake"},     /* skylake-u */
-  {0x8086, 0x190c, "Skylake"},     /* skylake-y */
-  /* Terminate with NULL entry */
-  {0, 0, 0}
-};
-
 static void VbFixCmosChecksum(FILE* file) {
   int fd = fileno(file);
   ioctl(fd, NVRAM_SETCKS);
@@ -474,40 +449,6 @@
   }
 }
 
-/* Determine the platform family and return it in the dest string.
- * This uses the PCI Bus 0, Device 0, Function 0 vendor and device id values
- * taken from sysfs to determine the platform family. This assumes there will
- * be a unique pair of values here for any given platform.
- */
-static char* ReadPlatformFamilyString(char* dest, int size) {
-  FILE* f;
-  const PlatformFamily* p;
-  unsigned int v = 0xFFFF;
-  unsigned int d = 0xFFFF;
-
-  f = fopen(PCI_VENDOR_ID_PATH, "rt");
-  if (!f)
-    return NULL;
-  if(fscanf(f, "0x%4x", &v) != 1)
-    return NULL;
-  fclose(f);
-
-  f = fopen(PCI_DEVICE_ID_PATH, "rt");
-  if (!f)
-    return NULL;
-  if(fscanf(f, "0x%4x", &d) != 1)
-    return NULL;
-  fclose(f);
-
-  for (p = platform_family_array; p->vendor; p++) {
-    if((v == p->vendor) && (d == p->device))
-      return StrCopy(dest, p->platform_string, size);
-  }
-
-  /* No recognized platform family was found */
-  return NULL;
-}
-
 /* Physical GPIO number <N> may be accessed through /sys/class/gpio/gpio<M>/,
  * but <N> and <M> may differ by some offset <O>. To determine that constant,
  * we look for a directory named /sys/class/gpio/gpiochip<O>/. If there's not
@@ -904,8 +845,6 @@
       default:
         return NULL;
     }
-  } else if (!strcasecmp(name,"platform_family")) {
-    return ReadPlatformFamilyString(dest, size);
   }
 
   return NULL;
diff --git a/utility/crossystem.c b/utility/crossystem.c
index a1ef6e0..9b30e5a 100644
--- a/utility/crossystem.c
+++ b/utility/crossystem.c
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@
   {"mainfw_type", IS_STRING, "Active main firmware type"},
   {"nvram_cleared", CAN_WRITE, "Have NV settings been lost?  Write 0 to clear"},
   {"oprom_needed", CAN_WRITE, "Should we load the VGA Option ROM at boot?"},
-  {"platform_family", IS_STRING, "Platform family type"},
   {"recovery_reason", 0, "Recovery mode reason for current boot"},
   {"recovery_request", CAN_WRITE, "Recovery mode request (writable)"},
   {"recovery_subcode", CAN_WRITE, "Recovery reason subcode (writable)"},