diff --git a/board/freescale/mx53ard/mx53ard.c b/board/freescale/mx53ard/mx53ard.c
index c89da13327..be32aee14f 100644
--- a/board/freescale/mx53ard/mx53ard.c
+++ b/board/freescale/mx53ard/mx53ard.c
@@ -37,11 +37,6 @@
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
-u32 get_board_rev(void)
-{
-	return get_cpu_rev();
-}
-
 int dram_init(void)
 {
 	u32 size1, size2;
diff --git a/include/configs/mx53ard.h b/include/configs/mx53ard.h
index daba05fb80..15dfcb49ed 100644
--- a/include/configs/mx53ard.h
+++ b/include/configs/mx53ard.h
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #include <asm/arch/imx-regs.h>
 
 #define CONFIG_CMDLINE_TAG			/* enable passing of ATAGs */
-#define CONFIG_REVISION_TAG
 #define CONFIG_SETUP_MEMORY_TAGS
 #define CONFIG_INITRD_TAG