diff --git a/include/configs/qemu-arm.h b/include/configs/qemu-arm.h
index 839bc10..b29a54e 100644
--- a/include/configs/qemu-arm.h
+++ b/include/configs/qemu-arm.h
@@ -19,11 +19,9 @@
 #define CONFIG_SYS_LOAD_ADDR		(CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE + SZ_2M)
 #define CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN		SZ_16M
 
-/* QEMU implements a 62.5MHz architected timer */
-/* FIXME: can we rely on CNTFREQ instead of hardcoding this fact here? */
+/* For timer, QEMU emulates an ARMv7/ARMv8 architected timer */
 #define CONFIG_SYS_ARCH_TIMER
 #define CONFIG_SYS_HZ                       1000
-#define CONFIG_SYS_HZ_CLOCK                 62500000
 
 /* For block devices, QEMU emulates an ICH9 AHCI controller over PCI */
 #define CONFIG_SYS_SCSI_MAX_SCSI_ID 6