diff --git a/dts/bindings/device_node.yaml.template b/dts/bindings/device_node.yaml.template
index 93d2ac422db..383cdf3b9f0 100644
--- a/dts/bindings/device_node.yaml.template
+++ b/dts/bindings/device_node.yaml.template
@@ -70,8 +70,4 @@ properties:
 
 # "type" attribute is currenty not used.
 
-base_label: LABEL
-# This will use 'LABEL' instead of the device generated name when we produce
-# #define's for the node
-
 ...
diff --git a/scripts/dts/extract_dts_includes.py b/scripts/dts/extract_dts_includes.py
index 62ed1e2e03d..fa3d3e63314 100755
--- a/scripts/dts/extract_dts_includes.py
+++ b/scripts/dts/extract_dts_includes.py
@@ -177,10 +177,7 @@ def extract_property(node_compat, node_address, prop, prop_val, names):
 
     node = reduced[node_address]
     yaml_node_compat = get_binding(node_address)
-    if 'base_label' in yaml_node_compat:
-        def_label = yaml_node_compat['base_label']
-    else:
-        def_label = get_node_label(node_address)
+    def_label = get_node_label(node_address)
 
     if 'parent' in yaml_node_compat:
         if 'bus' in yaml_node_compat['parent']:
@@ -222,8 +219,7 @@ def extract_property(node_compat, node_address, prop, prop_val, names):
             # Generate *_BUS_NAME #define
             extract_bus_name(node_address, 'DT_' + def_label)
 
-    if 'base_label' not in yaml_node_compat:
-        def_label = 'DT_' + def_label
+    def_label = 'DT_' + def_label
 
     if prop == 'reg':
         reg.extract(node_address, names, def_label, 1)