diff --git a/board/phytec/phycore_imx8mm/spl.c b/board/phytec/phycore_imx8mm/spl.c
index d87ab6d4497..1bae9b1170d 100644
--- a/board/phytec/phycore_imx8mm/spl.c
+++ b/board/phytec/phycore_imx8mm/spl.c
@@ -42,16 +42,6 @@ static void spl_dram_init(void)
 	ddr_init(&dram_timing);
 }
 
-void spl_board_init(void)
-{
-	/* Serial download mode */
-	if (is_usb_boot()) {
-		puts("Back to ROM, SDP\n");
-		restore_boot_params();
-	}
-	puts("Normal Boot\n");
-}
-
 int board_fit_config_name_match(const char *name)
 {
 	return 0;
diff --git a/configs/phycore-imx8mm_defconfig b/configs/phycore-imx8mm_defconfig
index 9b8c09a73ab..e8d7905bb4a 100644
--- a/configs/phycore-imx8mm_defconfig
+++ b/configs/phycore-imx8mm_defconfig
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INIT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_HAS_BSS_LINKER_SECTION=y
 CONFIG_SPL_BSS_START_ADDR=0x910000
 CONFIG_SPL_BSS_MAX_SIZE=0x2000
-CONFIG_SPL_BOARD_INIT=y
 # CONFIG_SPL_SHARES_INIT_SP_ADDR is not set
 CONFIG_SPL_STACK=0x920000
 CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC=y