diff --git a/board/freescale/corenet_ds/eth_hydra.c b/board/freescale/corenet_ds/eth_hydra.c
index a7a5e13af767ef03eac4645cad02d7fef8f552e3..962f380383a3d6744527748165fb07ed66c33998 100644
--- a/board/freescale/corenet_ds/eth_hydra.c
+++ b/board/freescale/corenet_ds/eth_hydra.c
@@ -377,7 +377,6 @@ void fdt_fixup_board_enet(void *fdt)
 int board_eth_init(bd_t *bis)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_FMAN_ENET
-	struct dtsec *tsec = (void *)CONFIG_SYS_FSL_FM1_DTSEC1_ADDR;
 	struct fsl_pq_mdio_info dtsec_mdio_info;
 	struct tgec_mdio_info tgec_mdio_info;
 	unsigned int i, slot;
@@ -387,13 +386,6 @@ int board_eth_init(bd_t *bis)
 
 	initialize_lane_to_slot();
 
-	/*
-	 * Set TBIPA on FM1@DTSEC1.  This is needed for configurations
-	 * where FM1@DTSEC1 isn't used directly, since it provides
-	 * MDIO for other ports.
-	 */
-	out_be32(&tsec->tbipa, CONFIG_SYS_TBIPA_VALUE);
-
 	/* We want to use the PIXIS to configure MUX routing, not GPIOs. */
 	setbits_8(&pixis->brdcfg2, BRDCFG2_REG_GPIO_SEL);
 
diff --git a/board/freescale/corenet_ds/eth_p4080.c b/board/freescale/corenet_ds/eth_p4080.c
index 7ff00d1460aa249b3784260ca5dd9b54d2eb4bc6..1f00c14530d401e031f92c23adb2741b80eef2ba 100644
--- a/board/freescale/corenet_ds/eth_p4080.c
+++ b/board/freescale/corenet_ds/eth_p4080.c
@@ -301,7 +301,6 @@ int board_eth_init(bd_t *bis)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_FMAN_ENET
 	ccsr_gpio_t *pgpio = (void *)(CONFIG_SYS_MPC85xx_GPIO_ADDR);
-	struct dtsec *tsec = (void *)CONFIG_SYS_FSL_FM1_DTSEC1_ADDR;
 	int i;
 	struct fsl_pq_mdio_info dtsec_mdio_info;
 	struct tgec_mdio_info tgec_mdio_info;
@@ -327,13 +326,6 @@ int board_eth_init(bd_t *bis)
 		SLOT5, /* 17 - Bank 3:D */
 	};
 
-	/*
-	 * Set TBIPA on FM1@DTSEC1.  This is needed for configurations
-	 * where FM1@DTSEC1 isn't used directly, since it provides
-	 * MDIO for other ports.
-	 */
-	out_be32(&tsec->tbipa, CONFIG_SYS_TBIPA_VALUE);
-
 	/* Initialize the mdio_mux array so we can recognize empty elements */
 	for (i = 0; i < NUM_FM_PORTS; i++)
 		mdio_mux[i] = EMI_NONE;
diff --git a/board/freescale/p2041rdb/eth.c b/board/freescale/p2041rdb/eth.c
index 0a1dfa7cc656e4b2c6d945c78e266e8afee15469..4b0d577e2c14c81bf739079290701ef9287b6a9e 100644
--- a/board/freescale/p2041rdb/eth.c
+++ b/board/freescale/p2041rdb/eth.c
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ void board_ft_fman_fixup_port(void *fdt, char *compat, phys_addr_t addr,
 int board_eth_init(bd_t *bis)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_FMAN_ENET
-	struct dtsec *tsec = (void *)CONFIG_SYS_FSL_FM1_DTSEC1_ADDR;
 	struct fsl_pq_mdio_info dtsec_mdio_info;
 	struct tgec_mdio_info tgec_mdio_info;
 	unsigned int i, slot;
@@ -149,13 +148,6 @@ int board_eth_init(bd_t *bis)
 
 	initialize_lane_to_slot();
 
-	/*
-	 * Set TBIPA on FM1@DTSEC1.  This is needed for configurations
-	 * where FM1@DTSEC1 isn't used directly, since it provides
-	 * MDIO for other ports.
-	 */
-	out_be32(&tsec->tbipa, CONFIG_SYS_TBIPA_VALUE);
-
 	dtsec_mdio_info.regs =
 		(struct tsec_mii_mng *)CONFIG_SYS_FM1_DTSEC1_MDIO_ADDR;
 	dtsec_mdio_info.name = DEFAULT_FM_MDIO_NAME;