diff --git a/common/fdt_support.c b/common/fdt_support.c
index c690768572..3c4edc4837 100644
--- a/common/fdt_support.c
+++ b/common/fdt_support.c
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@
 #include <fdt_support.h>
 #include <exports.h>
 
-/*
- * Global data (for the gd->bd)
- */
-DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
-
 /*
  * Get cells len in bytes
  *     if #NNNN-cells property is 2 then len is 8