diff --git a/board/boundary/nitrogen6x/nitrogen6x.c b/board/boundary/nitrogen6x/nitrogen6x.c
index e155556ce2d38d35f32e7bc4fd96a71e6341c0ab..8f0f9b8de2e8e77fcbf477728ea063a213941dd0 100644
--- a/board/boundary/nitrogen6x/nitrogen6x.c
+++ b/board/boundary/nitrogen6x/nitrogen6x.c
@@ -336,7 +336,6 @@ iomux_v3_cfg_t const ecspi1_pads[] = {
 
 void setup_spi(void)
 {
-	gpio_direction_output(CONFIG_SF_DEFAULT_CS, 1);
 	imx_iomux_v3_setup_multiple_pads(ecspi1_pads,
 					 ARRAY_SIZE(ecspi1_pads));
 }
diff --git a/board/freescale/mx6qsabrelite/mx6qsabrelite.c b/board/freescale/mx6qsabrelite/mx6qsabrelite.c
index 8ce054e42840a4a10a71a14c1df14387f1d3f771..862bc3099d1bdec201845634de63706e0944c34b 100644
--- a/board/freescale/mx6qsabrelite/mx6qsabrelite.c
+++ b/board/freescale/mx6qsabrelite/mx6qsabrelite.c
@@ -308,7 +308,6 @@ iomux_v3_cfg_t const ecspi1_pads[] = {
 
 void setup_spi(void)
 {
-	gpio_direction_output(CONFIG_SF_DEFAULT_CS, 1);
 	imx_iomux_v3_setup_multiple_pads(ecspi1_pads,
 					 ARRAY_SIZE(ecspi1_pads));
 }