diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/mx6/soc.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/mx6/soc.c
index 90f208809ba62a1ccd4db22f86d26791311c553a..84b458c7eb0d68863c03779dfcb3bf186f149a5c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/mx6/soc.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/mx6/soc.c
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ u32 get_cpu_rev(void)
 	return system_rev;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_CPU_INIT
 void init_aips(void)
 {
 	struct aipstz_regs *aips1, *aips2;
@@ -113,7 +112,6 @@ int arch_cpu_init(void)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-#endif
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_SYS_DCACHE_OFF
 void enable_caches(void)
diff --git a/include/configs/mx6qarm2.h b/include/configs/mx6qarm2.h
index a155c772341a3b3e72c59644b163f0e6c2fc7438..a9c1b1545e03785c958d639fc8b49e3de9ad6bdc 100644
--- a/include/configs/mx6qarm2.h
+++ b/include/configs/mx6qarm2.h
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 /* Size of malloc() pool */
 #define CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN		(CONFIG_ENV_SIZE + 2 * 1024 * 1024)
 
-#define CONFIG_ARCH_CPU_INIT
 #define CONFIG_BOARD_EARLY_INIT_F
 #define CONFIG_MXC_GPIO
 
diff --git a/include/configs/mx6qsabrelite.h b/include/configs/mx6qsabrelite.h
index 5b566a8f2b73a4a78aa9547cc2b06f1528208c26..fd25fafeabd38af69a9d3c59e0b4f8102cb0e36c 100644
--- a/include/configs/mx6qsabrelite.h
+++ b/include/configs/mx6qsabrelite.h
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 /* Size of malloc() pool */
 #define CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN	       (CONFIG_ENV_SIZE + 2 * 1024 * 1024)
 
-#define CONFIG_ARCH_CPU_INIT
 #define CONFIG_BOARD_EARLY_INIT_F
 #define CONFIG_MISC_INIT_R
 #define CONFIG_MXC_GPIO