diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/hwinit-common.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/hwinit-common.c
index 10e766980554a568f46665c6eea32090c1272ce1..cf71ab444382c7179982eb02a44ab798c6a397a0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/hwinit-common.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/omap-common/hwinit-common.c
@@ -202,16 +202,6 @@ int checkboard(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/*
-* This function is called by start_armboot. You can reliably use static
-* data. Any boot-time function that require static data should be
-* called from here
-*/
-int arch_cpu_init(void)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /*
  *  get_device_type(): tell if GP/HS/EMU/TST
  */
diff --git a/include/configs/omap4_common.h b/include/configs/omap4_common.h
index 4ace07b6244e6b46d54fecbf8e115beb0682184f..5507c8f4c64c4c316b97a3d8471a887dfb3d98b0 100644
--- a/include/configs/omap4_common.h
+++ b/include/configs/omap4_common.h
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_OMAP		1	/* in a TI OMAP core */
 #define CONFIG_OMAP44XX		1	/* which is a 44XX */
 #define CONFIG_OMAP4430		1	/* which is in a 4430 */
-#define CONFIG_ARCH_CPU_INIT
 
 /* Get CPU defs */
 #include <asm/arch/cpu.h>
diff --git a/include/configs/omap5_evm.h b/include/configs/omap5_evm.h
index 6c91ee884e8102a0ca8e94648a2957b482e8a518..38b5028060ade6a8d311996f49e6af9444300009 100644
--- a/include/configs/omap5_evm.h
+++ b/include/configs/omap5_evm.h
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_OMAP54XX	/* which is a 54XX */
 #define CONFIG_OMAP5430	/* which is in a 5430 */
 #define CONFIG_5430EVM	/* working with EVM */
-#define CONFIG_ARCH_CPU_INIT
 
 /* Get CPU defs */
 #include <asm/arch/cpu.h>