diff --git a/include/configs/at91sam9x5ek.h b/include/configs/at91sam9x5ek.h
index f8bd8702c6cb563014ad0655b7591c216badbda9..82f6b48326e8dfe828f3390c523667910f27339b 100644
--- a/include/configs/at91sam9x5ek.h
+++ b/include/configs/at91sam9x5ek.h
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_AT91SAM9X5EK
 #define CONFIG_AT91FAMILY
 
-#define CONFIG_ARCH_CPU_INIT
-
 #define CONFIG_CMDLINE_TAG		/* enable passing of ATAGs */
 #define CONFIG_SETUP_MEMORY_TAGS
 #define CONFIG_INITRD_TAG