diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-sunxi/board.c b/arch/arm/mach-sunxi/board.c
index 205236d5ece3f62463adba29aacb9b4d5116e640..aa114937485d6b9f664ced277100713c6b854cdb 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-sunxi/board.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-sunxi/board.c
@@ -247,15 +247,6 @@ u32 spl_boot_device(void)
 	return -1;		/* Never reached */
 }
 
-/*
- * Properly announce BOOT_DEVICE_BOARD as "FEL".
- * Overrides weak function from common/spl/spl.c
- */
-void spl_board_announce_boot_device(void)
-{
-	printf("FEL");
-}
-
 /* No confirmation data available in SPL yet. Hardcode bootmode */
 u32 spl_boot_mode(const u32 boot_device)
 {