diff --git a/api/api.c b/api/api.c
index 0598d9082dc368915bb877195de33677f864c72a..c1b2b60aeb175a339cc090819e6136945f0438af 100644
--- a/api/api.c
+++ b/api/api.c
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 
 /* U-Boot routines needed */
 extern int do_reset (cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char *argv[]);
-extern uchar (*env_get_char)(int);
 extern uchar *env_get_addr(int);
 
 /*****************************************************************************
diff --git a/common/cmd_nvedit.c b/common/cmd_nvedit.c
index cab727f76ca21dd9cbf79836886b24f04bd5c943..dc05f68bfeb27b1efdfc6b832dacbcb0f1b763ed 100644
--- a/common/cmd_nvedit.c
+++ b/common/cmd_nvedit.c
@@ -68,9 +68,6 @@ DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 /************************************************************************
 ************************************************************************/
 
-/* Function that returns a character from the environment */
-extern uchar (*env_get_char)(int);
-
 /* Function that returns a pointer to a value from the environment */
 /* (Only memory version supported / needed). */
 extern uchar *env_get_addr(int);
diff --git a/common/env_common.c b/common/env_common.c
index a49481244e2f7ae3c64c1829201161edee3436a1..f366fdbeb2345f58d4d8b88a6a74e28273f74789 100644
--- a/common/env_common.c
+++ b/common/env_common.c
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ extern void env_relocate_spec (void);
 extern uchar env_get_char_spec(int);
 
 static uchar env_get_char_init (int index);
-uchar (*env_get_char)(int) = env_get_char_init;
 
 /************************************************************************
  * Default settings to be used when no valid environment is found
@@ -182,6 +181,19 @@ uchar env_get_char_memory (int index)
 }
 #endif
 
+uchar env_get_char (int index)
+{
+	uchar c;
+
+	/* if relocated to RAM */
+	if (gd->flags & GD_FLG_RELOC)
+		c = env_get_char_memory(index);
+	else
+		c = env_get_char_init(index);
+
+	return (c);
+}
+
 uchar *env_get_addr (int index)
 {
 	if (gd->env_valid) {
@@ -215,11 +227,6 @@ void env_relocate (void)
 	DEBUGF ("%s[%d] malloced ENV at %p\n", __FUNCTION__,__LINE__,env_ptr);
 #endif
 
-	/*
-	 * After relocation to RAM, we can always use the "memory" functions
-	 */
-	env_get_char = env_get_char_memory;
-
 	if (gd->env_valid == 0) {
 #if defined(CONFIG_GTH)	|| defined(CFG_ENV_IS_NOWHERE)	/* Environment not changable */
 		puts ("Using default environment\n\n");
diff --git a/common/env_eeprom.c b/common/env_eeprom.c
index 2adc129c67799cee1ecbf7124862d4b4a1d9a1d0..fae87ca33fe00fa5b28b0ffecb7809f1e1dfa7a9 100644
--- a/common/env_eeprom.c
+++ b/common/env_eeprom.c
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ env_t *env_ptr = NULL;
 
 char * env_name_spec = "EEPROM";
 
-extern uchar (*env_get_char)(int);
 extern uchar env_get_char_memory (int index);
 
 
diff --git a/common/env_nvram.c b/common/env_nvram.c
index 7c18896cb04fa88b42ec92275547eacfa1d18406..bfc8d02f85ba67c2262687c384314b64e4a51ca4 100644
--- a/common/env_nvram.c
+++ b/common/env_nvram.c
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ char * env_name_spec = "NVRAM";
 extern uchar default_environment[];
 extern int default_environment_size;
 
-extern uchar (*env_get_char)(int);
 extern uchar env_get_char_memory (int index);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_AMIGAONEG3SE
diff --git a/common/ft_build.c b/common/ft_build.c
index 0e5699a95b84698d6adc30143ce67b5beb5db8d3..0b6c2b7334760df07b7118e7bebc433d4b9e17a9 100644
--- a/common/ft_build.c
+++ b/common/ft_build.c
@@ -396,8 +396,6 @@ void *ft_get_prop(void *bphp, const char *propname, int *szp)
 
 /********************************************************************/
 
-/* Function that returns a character from the environment */
-extern uchar(*env_get_char) (int);
 
 void ft_setup(void *blob, bd_t * bd, ulong initrd_start, ulong initrd_end)
 {
diff --git a/include/common.h b/include/common.h
index 39bcd307b58ab9d72df47b3be75b393d36798eaa..8630780e9210e3fc6ce1404a9fedad247ee2b905 100644
--- a/include/common.h
+++ b/include/common.h
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ extern ulong load_addr;		/* Default Load Address */
 /* common/cmd_nvedit.c */
 int	env_init     (void);
 void	env_relocate (void);
+uchar	env_get_char (int);
 int	envmatch     (uchar *, int);
 char	*getenv	     (char *);
 int	getenv_r     (char *name, char *buf, unsigned len);