diff --git a/include/configs/tec.h b/include/configs/tec.h
index f90f5c7526..f280cc0d3b 100644
--- a/include/configs/tec.h
+++ b/include/configs/tec.h
@@ -73,13 +73,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_CMD_NET
 #define CONFIG_CMD_DHCP
 
-#define CONFIG_FIT
-
-#define CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND				\
-	"mmc rescan;"					\
-	"ext2load mmc 0 0x17000000 /boot/uImage;"	\
-	"bootm"
-
 /* LCD support */
 #define CONFIG_LCD
 #define CONFIG_PWM_TEGRA
@@ -87,6 +80,9 @@
 #define LCD_BPP LCD_COLOR16
 #define CONFIG_SYS_WHITE_ON_BLACK
 
+/* support the new (FDT-based) image format */
+#define CONFIG_FIT
+
 #include "tegra-common-post.h"
 
 #endif /* __CONFIG_H */