diff --git a/arch/sandbox/cpu/start.c b/arch/sandbox/cpu/start.c
index 097f29a290..ec010402d7 100644
--- a/arch/sandbox/cpu/start.c
+++ b/arch/sandbox/cpu/start.c
@@ -78,11 +78,13 @@ int sandbox_main_loop_init(void)
 
 	/* Execute command if required */
 	if (state->cmd) {
+		int retval;
+
 		cli_init();
 
-		run_command_list(state->cmd, -1, 0);
+		retval = run_command_list(state->cmd, -1, 0);
 		if (!state->interactive)
-			os_exit(state->exit_type);
+			os_exit(retval);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/arch/sandbox/cpu/state.c b/arch/sandbox/cpu/state.c
index ba73b7e251..033958ce74 100644
--- a/arch/sandbox/cpu/state.c
+++ b/arch/sandbox/cpu/state.c
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@
 static struct sandbox_state main_state;
 static struct sandbox_state *state;	/* Pointer to current state record */
 
-void state_record_exit(enum exit_type_id exit_type)
-{
-	state->exit_type = exit_type;
-}
-
 static int state_ensure_space(int extra_size)
 {
 	void *blob = state->state_fdt;
diff --git a/arch/sandbox/include/asm/state.h b/arch/sandbox/include/asm/state.h
index 32d55ccc4c..a0c24ba1e0 100644
--- a/arch/sandbox/include/asm/state.h
+++ b/arch/sandbox/include/asm/state.h
@@ -10,13 +10,6 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <linux/stringify.h>
 
-/* How we exited U-Boot */
-enum exit_type_id {
-	STATE_EXIT_NORMAL,
-	STATE_EXIT_COLD_REBOOT,
-	STATE_EXIT_POWER_OFF,
-};
-
 /**
  * Selects the behavior of the serial terminal.
  *
@@ -50,7 +43,6 @@ struct sandbox_state {
 	const char *cmd;		/* Command to execute */
 	bool interactive;		/* Enable cmdline after execute */
 	const char *fdt_fname;		/* Filename of FDT binary */
-	enum exit_type_id exit_type;	/* How we exited U-Boot */
 	const char *parse_err;		/* Error to report from parsing */
 	int argc;			/* Program arguments */
 	char **argv;			/* Command line arguments */
@@ -138,13 +130,6 @@ struct sandbox_state_io {
 		.compat = _compat, \
 	}
 
-/**
- * Record the exit type to be reported by the test program.
- *
- * @param exit_type	Exit type to record
- */
-void state_record_exit(enum exit_type_id exit_type);
-
 /**
  * Gets a pointer to the current state.
  *