diff --git a/board/samsung/common/board.c b/board/samsung/common/board.c
index 0979868211..9be295038b 100644
--- a/board/samsung/common/board.c
+++ b/board/samsung/common/board.c
@@ -330,18 +330,6 @@ int board_late_init(void)
 }
 #endif
 
-int arch_early_init_r(void)
-{
-#ifdef CONFIG_CROS_EC
-	if (cros_ec_board_init()) {
-		printf("%s: Failed to init EC\n", __func__);
-		return 0;
-	}
-#endif
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_MISC_INIT_R
 int misc_init_r(void)
 {
diff --git a/include/configs/exynos5420-common.h b/include/configs/exynos5420-common.h
index b42dab7a7f..3b1ac2cecd 100644
--- a/include/configs/exynos5420-common.h
+++ b/include/configs/exynos5420-common.h
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 
 #include <configs/exynos5-common.h>
 
-#define CONFIG_ARCH_EARLY_INIT_R
-
 #define MACH_TYPE_SMDK5420	8002
 #define CONFIG_MACH_TYPE	MACH_TYPE_SMDK5420
 
diff --git a/include/configs/smdk5250.h b/include/configs/smdk5250.h
index 3b06d305db..08381e3418 100644
--- a/include/configs/smdk5250.h
+++ b/include/configs/smdk5250.h
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_POWER_MAX77686
 
 #define CONFIG_BOARD_COMMON
-#define CONFIG_ARCH_EARLY_INIT_R
 
 #define CONFIG_USB_XHCI
 #define CONFIG_USB_XHCI_EXYNOS
diff --git a/include/configs/snow.h b/include/configs/snow.h
index fe802f253c..0b30791648 100644
--- a/include/configs/snow.h
+++ b/include/configs/snow.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_POWER_TPS65090_I2C
 
 #define CONFIG_BOARD_COMMON
-#define CONFIG_ARCH_EARLY_INIT_R
 
 #define CONFIG_USB_XHCI
 #define CONFIG_USB_XHCI_EXYNOS