diff --git a/common/env_fat.c b/common/env_fat.c
index bad92aa89ef41dd5e5cad6b4ff609d11183cfa94..ca76967a5fa12d405dd882207ab910a2fdbe2f8c 100644
--- a/common/env_fat.c
+++ b/common/env_fat.c
@@ -40,11 +40,6 @@ env_t *env_ptr;
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
-uchar env_get_char_spec(int index)
-{
-	return *((uchar *)(gd->env_addr + index));
-}
-
 int env_init(void)
 {
 	/* use default */
diff --git a/common/env_remote.c b/common/env_remote.c
index a7b147b20db2b62b1161be6cc3a2822cb32468d5..6c10c90c038518ad7867d3580de20232dfd8a977 100644
--- a/common/env_remote.c
+++ b/common/env_remote.c
@@ -41,11 +41,6 @@ DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 #define CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET 0
 #endif
 
-uchar env_get_char_spec(int index)
-{
-	return *((uchar *)(gd->env_addr + index));
-}
-
 int env_init(void)
 {
 	if (crc32(0, env_ptr->data, ENV_SIZE) == env_ptr->crc) {