diff --git a/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4018-cs-w3-wd1200g-eup.dts b/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4018-cs-w3-wd1200g-eup.dts
index 22a48c12c44e..0772c5ac464a 100644
--- a/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4018-cs-w3-wd1200g-eup.dts
+++ b/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4018-cs-w3-wd1200g-eup.dts
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@
 			partition5@E0000 {
 				label = "APPSBLENV";
 				reg = <0x000e0000 0x00010000>;
-				read-only;
 			};
 
 			partition6@F0000 {
diff --git a/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4018-dap-2610.dts b/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4018-dap-2610.dts
index 493905d56d8f..dea90b13e209 100644
--- a/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4018-dap-2610.dts
+++ b/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4018-dap-2610.dts
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@
 			partition@e0000 {
 				label = "APPSBLENV";
 				reg = <0xe0000 0x10000>;
-				read-only;
 			};
 			partition@f0000 {
 				label = "APPSBL";
diff --git a/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4018-eap1300.dts b/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4018-eap1300.dts
index a8f24aa00e60..2e9cb8ecdb68 100644
--- a/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4018-eap1300.dts
+++ b/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4018-eap1300.dts
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@
 			partition5@e0000 {
 				label = "0:APPSBLENV";
 				reg = <0x000e0000 0x00010000>;
-				read-only;
 			};
 			partition6@f0000 {
 				label = "0:APPSBL";
diff --git a/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4018-emd1.dts b/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4018-emd1.dts
index 396595ba5185..615c6aaf678f 100644
--- a/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4018-emd1.dts
+++ b/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4018-emd1.dts
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@
 			partition5@e0000 {
 				label = "0:APPSBLENV";
 				reg = <0x000e0000 0x00010000>;
-				read-only;
 			};
 			partition6@f0000 {
 				label = "0:APPSBL";
diff --git a/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4018-emr3500.dts b/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4018-emr3500.dts
index 361614945145..8c038917b668 100644
--- a/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4018-emr3500.dts
+++ b/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4018-emr3500.dts
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@
 			partition@e0000 {
 				label = "0:APPSBLENV";
 				reg = <0x000e0000 0x00010000>;
-				read-only;
 			};
 			partition@f0000 {
 				label = "0:APPSBL";
diff --git a/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4018-ens620ext.dts b/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4018-ens620ext.dts
index 69275e24b8cd..bba1dd89b7a8 100644
--- a/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4018-ens620ext.dts
+++ b/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4018-ens620ext.dts
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@
 			partition@e0000 {
 				label = "APPSBLENV"; /* uboot env*/
 				reg = <0x000e0000 0x00010000>;
-				read-only;
 			};
 			partition@f0000 {
 				label = "APPSBL"; /* uboot */
diff --git a/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4018-ex61x0v2.dtsi b/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4018-ex61x0v2.dtsi
index dc5c25c84ab7..b4d9d195c7f4 100644
--- a/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4018-ex61x0v2.dtsi
+++ b/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4018-ex61x0v2.dtsi
@@ -228,7 +228,6 @@
 			partition5@E0000 {
 				label = "APPSBLENV";
 				reg = <0x000e0000 0x00010000>;
-				read-only;
 			};
 
 			partition6@F0000 {
diff --git a/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4018-wr-1.dts b/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4018-wr-1.dts
index 16951da47fc0..4c707e73d862 100644
--- a/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4018-wr-1.dts
+++ b/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4018-wr-1.dts
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@
 			partition@e0000 {
 				label = "0:APPSBLENV";
 				reg = <0x00e0000 0x0010000>;
-				read-only;
 			};
 
 			partition@f0000 {
diff --git a/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4018-wre6606.dts b/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4018-wre6606.dts
index efb267ae3692..decd7d5fdcc0 100644
--- a/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4018-wre6606.dts
+++ b/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4018-wre6606.dts
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@
 			partition5@E0000 {
 				label = "APPSBLENV";
 				reg = <0x000e0000 0x00010000>;
-				read-only;
 			};
 
 			partition6@F0000 {
diff --git a/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4019-e2600ac-c1.dts b/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4019-e2600ac-c1.dts
index 70e05c7eef3a..eac11b02d144 100644
--- a/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4019-e2600ac-c1.dts
+++ b/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4019-e2600ac-c1.dts
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@
 			partition@e0000 {
 				label = "0:APPSBLENV";
 				reg = <0xe0000 0x10000>;
-				read-only;
 			};
 			partition@f0000 {
 				label = "0:APPSBL";
diff --git a/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4019-habanero-dvk.dts b/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4019-habanero-dvk.dts
index 23a654dcff5a..690db0143891 100644
--- a/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4019-habanero-dvk.dts
+++ b/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4019-habanero-dvk.dts
@@ -262,7 +262,6 @@
 			partition@e0000 {
 				label = "APPSBLENV"; /* uboot env */
 				reg = <0x000e0000 0x00010000>;
-				read-only;
 			};
 			partition@f0000 {
 				label = "APPSBL"; /* uboot */
diff --git a/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4019-u4019-32m.dts b/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4019-u4019-32m.dts
index 4efcdaf39418..5304870a43fa 100644
--- a/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4019-u4019-32m.dts
+++ b/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4019-u4019-32m.dts
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
 			partition@e0000 {
 				label = "0:APPSBLENV";
 				reg = <0xe0000 0x10000>;
-				read-only;
 			};
 			partition@f0000 {
 				label = "0:APPSBL";
diff --git a/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4019-x1pro.dts b/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4019-x1pro.dts
index 681300c502bf..aa401892fef3 100644
--- a/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4019-x1pro.dts
+++ b/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4019-x1pro.dts
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
 			partition@e0000 {
 				label = "0:APPSBLENV";
 				reg = <0xe0000 0x10000>;
-				read-only;
 			};
 			partition@f0000 {
 				label = "0:APPSBL";
diff --git a/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4028-wpj428.dts b/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4028-wpj428.dts
index 48b5cd53d80b..a1ede1dcbdb1 100644
--- a/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4028-wpj428.dts
+++ b/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4028-wpj428.dts
@@ -205,7 +205,6 @@
 			partition5@e0000 {
 				label = "0:APPSBLENV"; /* uboot env*/
 				reg = <0x000e0000 0x00010000>;
-				read-only;
 			};
 			partition5@f0000 {
 				label = "0:APPSBL"; /* uboot */
diff --git a/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4029-gl-b1300.dts b/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4029-gl-b1300.dts
index 7e4519a74661..78d044b67893 100644
--- a/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4029-gl-b1300.dts
+++ b/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4029-gl-b1300.dts
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@
 			APPSBLENV@e0000 {
 				label = "APPSBLENV";
 				reg = <0xe0000 0x10000>;
-				read-only;
 			};
 
 			APPSBL@f0000 {
diff --git a/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4029-gl-s1300.dts b/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4029-gl-s1300.dts
index 0e7f4c970f47..752397a1752d 100644
--- a/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4029-gl-s1300.dts
+++ b/target/linux/ipq40xx/files/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-ipq4029-gl-s1300.dts
@@ -180,7 +180,6 @@
 			APPSBLENV@e0000 {
 				label = "APPSBLENV";
 				reg = <0xe0000 0x10000>;
-				read-only;
 			};
 
 			APPSBL@f0000 {
