diff --git a/board/xilinx/ppc440-generic/xilinx_ppc440_generic.c b/board/xilinx/ppc440-generic/xilinx_ppc440_generic.c
index 52c63f20583e8b18da9b80203e72ab0b0826bef6..0e3ab94e31ef34720963f6dd0799ffedbcf5f44f 100644
--- a/board/xilinx/ppc440-generic/xilinx_ppc440_generic.c
+++ b/board/xilinx/ppc440-generic/xilinx_ppc440_generic.c
@@ -10,11 +10,6 @@
 #include <common.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 
-int board_pre_init(void)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int checkboard(void)
 {
 	puts("Xilinx PPC440 Generic Board\n");