diff --git a/README b/README
index 98fc95a9155064cb37581e94d476ddf5895fe623..fb5f47166d26090b10d8a05d651ed87bba22ec94 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -814,7 +814,6 @@ The following options need to be configured:
 		CONFIG_CMD_NFS		  NFS support
 		CONFIG_CMD_PING		* send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST to network
 					  host
-		CONFIG_CMD_READ		* Read raw data from partition
 		CONFIG_CMD_REGINFO	* Register dump
 		CONFIG_CMD_RUN		  run command in env variable
 		CONFIG_CMD_SANDBOX	* sb command to access sandbox features
diff --git a/cmd/Kconfig b/cmd/Kconfig
index ef614a6a5fd192e07791021010ef0f2b3aa60a97..0d9292b4f66a6ed3ba387ca9a96257265f9c38e4 100644
--- a/cmd/Kconfig
+++ b/cmd/Kconfig
@@ -749,6 +749,11 @@ config CMD_PCMCIA
 	  about 1990. These devices are typically removable memory or network
 	  cards using a standard 68-pin connector.
 
+config CMD_READ
+	bool "read - Read binary data from a partition"
+	help
+	  Provides low-level access to the data in a partition.
+
 config CMD_REMOTEPROC
 	bool "remoteproc"
 	depends on REMOTEPROC
diff --git a/cmd/read.c b/cmd/read.c
index 61d8ce73e4932172502a0d5dc09d6c1369a4f08c..ecf925426fccc87a85734a4eff36a7ed323d5996 100644
--- a/cmd/read.c
+++ b/cmd/read.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ int do_read(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	if (blk_read(dev_desc, offset + blk, cnt, addr) < 0) {
+	if (blk_dread(dev_desc, offset + blk, cnt, addr) < 0) {
 		printf("Error reading blocks\n");
 		return 1;
 	}
diff --git a/configs/sandbox_defconfig b/configs/sandbox_defconfig
index 3fe2702d304a72d32c5a65bc9af74a287096f235..a1844d30a28fad3655770299e2e288c2b7e6a096 100644
--- a/configs/sandbox_defconfig
+++ b/configs/sandbox_defconfig
@@ -193,3 +193,6 @@ CONFIG_UNIT_TEST=y
 CONFIG_UT_TIME=y
 CONFIG_UT_DM=y
 CONFIG_UT_ENV=y
+CONFIG_CMD_MTDPARTS=y
+CONFIG_CMD_MTDPARTS_SPREAD=y
+CONFIG_CMD_READ=y
diff --git a/include/config_cmd_all.h b/include/config_cmd_all.h
index 35a6a529eb636256cc67a250f516e78aed26d475..edfc91ff9b9dd34cb0d18168fa3e6d9c2faad0ca 100644
--- a/include/config_cmd_all.h
+++ b/include/config_cmd_all.h
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 
 #define CONFIG_CMD_REGINFO	/* Register dump		*/
 #define CONFIG_CMD_REISER	/* Reiserfs support		*/
-#define CONFIG_CMD_READ		/* Read data from partition	*/
 #define CONFIG_CMD_SANDBOX	/* sb command to access sandbox features */
 #define CONFIG_CMD_SAVES	/* save S record dump		*/
 #define CONFIG_CMD_SDRAM	/* SDRAM DIMM SPD info printout */
diff --git a/scripts/config_whitelist.txt b/scripts/config_whitelist.txt
index fdfca1a370abf39d209d3e56b6cfb7dc5097db20..5ad5a3b1a4c4673fbcaf46184c3bd25dc38d5c99 100644
--- a/scripts/config_whitelist.txt
+++ b/scripts/config_whitelist.txt
@@ -293,7 +293,6 @@ CONFIG_CM922T_XA10
 CONFIG_CMDLINE_EDITING
 CONFIG_CMDLINE_PS_SUPPORT
 CONFIG_CMDLINE_TAG
-CONFIG_CMD_READ
 CONFIG_CMD_REGINFO
 CONFIG_CMD_REISER
 CONFIG_CMD_SANDBOX