diff --git a/include/image-commands.mk b/include/image-commands.mk
index 05d36093d3ec90321e292c4568811673b5a0294a..ac724d20ac4e1f9bafcfad8ea55fec1cc4fed5a9 100644
--- a/include/image-commands.mk
+++ b/include/image-commands.mk
@@ -62,14 +62,6 @@ define Build/zyxel-ras-image
 		&& mv $@.new $@
 endef
 
-define Build/mkbuffaloimg
-	$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/mkbuffaloimg -B $(BOARDNAME) \
-		-R $$(($(subst k, * 1024,$(ROOTFS_SIZE)))) \
-		-K $$(($(subst k, * 1024,$(KERNEL_SIZE)))) \
-		-i $@ -o $@.new
-	mv $@.new $@
-endef
-
 define Build/netgear-chk
 	$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/mkchkimg \
 		-o $@.new \
diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/image/tiny.mk b/target/linux/ar71xx/image/tiny.mk
index aabe68c2b90a2495e03d567262b1faeb6d0a5735..b318d815378b719ebd2c693e42c08d1f2cd60cdb 100644
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/image/tiny.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/image/tiny.mk
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+define Build/mkbuffaloimg
+	$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/mkbuffaloimg -B $(BOARDNAME) \
+		-R $$(($(subst k, * 1024,$(ROOTFS_SIZE)))) \
+		-K $$(($(subst k, * 1024,$(KERNEL_SIZE)))) \
+		-i $@ -o $@.new
+	mv $@.new $@
+endef
+
+
 define Device/bhr-4grv2
   DEVICE_TITLE := Buffalo BHR-4GRV2
   BOARDNAME := BHR-4GRV2
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/base-files/lib/upgrade/platform.sh b/target/linux/ath79/base-files/lib/upgrade/platform.sh
index 806b3f07871dc37cc65fe8a13df60f9a0c008225..a7cb455b8e9a0c6f983934d74618d4dbb2c698ca 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/base-files/lib/upgrade/platform.sh
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/base-files/lib/upgrade/platform.sh
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@ platform_do_upgrade() {
 	local board=$(board_name)
 
 	case "$board" in
-	buffalo,bhr-4grv2)
-		PART_NAME="rootfs:kernel"
-		default_do_upgrade "$ARGV"
-		;;
 	ubnt,routerstation|\
 	ubnt,routerstation-pro)
 		routerstation_do_upgrade "$ARGV"
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9558_buffalo_bhr-4grv2.dts b/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9557_buffalo_bhr-4grv2.dts
similarity index 94%
rename from target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9558_buffalo_bhr-4grv2.dts
rename to target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9557_buffalo_bhr-4grv2.dts
index e2611e5bf0654dafa6739bd07ebb3f88613526ba..6a3a5da6d67819d15eb473e0050ab7f712657641 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9558_buffalo_bhr-4grv2.dts
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/dts/qca9557_buffalo_bhr-4grv2.dts
@@ -93,17 +93,12 @@
 			partition@40000 {
 				label = "u-boot-env";
 				reg = <0x040000 0x010000>;
-				read-only;
 			};
 
 			partition@50000 {
-				label = "rootfs";
-				reg = <0x050000 0xe30000>;
-			};
-
-			partition@e80000 {
-				label = "kernel";
-				reg = <0xe80000 0x170000>;
+				compatible = "denx,uimage";
+				label = "firmware";
+				reg = <0x050000 0xfa0000>;
 			};
 
 			art: partition@ff0000 {
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/image/generic.mk b/target/linux/ath79/image/generic.mk
index 3dbed229243324a68bfe2f0705d88fd62228f148..9bdd8f6e350e70c41d2ad2ed95369dbb50e83419 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/image/generic.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/image/generic.mk
@@ -82,6 +82,13 @@ define Device/buffalo_bhr-4grv
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += buffalo_bhr-4grv
 
+define Device/buffalo_bhr-4grv2
+  ATH_SOC := qca9557
+  DEVICE_TITLE := Buffalo BHR-4GRV2
+  IMAGE_SIZE := 16000k
+endef
+TARGET_DEVICES += buffalo_bhr-4grv2
+
 define Device/buffalo_wzr-hp-ag300h
   ATH_SOC := ar7161
   DEVICE_TITLE := Buffalo WZR-HP-AG300H
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/image/tiny.mk b/target/linux/ath79/image/tiny.mk
index 4dda24edacecb75f749079575952f314c2fd7a1a..bf7a5e140b17820648fc77305cda1313eaafc295 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/image/tiny.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/image/tiny.mk
@@ -1,24 +1,5 @@
 include ./common-buffalo.mk
 
-DEVICE_VARS += ROOTFS_SIZE
-
-define Device/buffalo_bhr-4grv2
-  ATH_SOC := qca9558
-  DEVICE_TITLE := Buffalo BHR-4GRV2
-  BOARDNAME := BHR-4GRV2
-  ROOTFS_SIZE := 14528k
-  KERNEL_SIZE := 1472k
-  IMAGE_SIZE := 16000k
-  IMAGES += factory.bin
-  IMAGE/sysupgrade.bin := \
-    append-rootfs | pad-rootfs | pad-to $$$$(ROOTFS_SIZE) | \
-    append-kernel | append-metadata | check-size $$$$(IMAGE_SIZE)
-  IMAGE/factory.bin := append-kernel | \
-    pad-to $$$$(KERNEL_SIZE) | append-rootfs | pad-rootfs | mkbuffaloimg
-  SUPPORTED_DEVICES += bhr-4grv2
-endef
-TARGET_DEVICES += buffalo_bhr-4grv2
-
 define Device/buffalo_whr-g301n
   ATH_SOC := ar7240
   DEVICE_TITLE := Buffalo WHR-G301N