diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mx6/opos6ul.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mx6/opos6ul.c
index 8b921a7d37..183a0c961c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mx6/opos6ul.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mx6/opos6ul.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ int board_late_init(void)
 
 	/* In bootstrap don't use the env vars */
 	if (((reg & 0x3000000) >> 24) == 0x1) {
-		set_default_env(NULL, 0);
+		env_set_default(NULL, 0);
 		env_set("preboot", "");
 	}
 
diff --git a/board/phytec/pcm052/pcm052.c b/board/phytec/pcm052/pcm052.c
index dffd03786d..2417111765 100644
--- a/board/phytec/pcm052/pcm052.c
+++ b/board/phytec/pcm052/pcm052.c
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ int board_late_init(void)
 	if ((reg & SRC_SBMR1_BOOTCFG1_SDMMC) &&
 	    !(reg & SRC_SBMR1_BOOTCFG1_MMC)) {
 		printf("------ SD card boot -------\n");
-		set_default_env("!LVFBootloader", 0);
+		env_set_default("!LVFBootloader", 0);
 		env_set("bootcmd",
 			"run prepare_install_bk4r1_envs; run install_bk4r1rs");
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/nvedit.c b/cmd/nvedit.c
index d1178f6033..acbe85b8e4 100644
--- a/cmd/nvedit.c
+++ b/cmd/nvedit.c
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ static int do_env_default(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag,
 	debug("Final value for argc=%d\n", argc);
 	if (all && (argc == 0)) {
 		/* Reset the whole environment */
-		set_default_env("## Resetting to default environment\n",
+		env_set_default("## Resetting to default environment\n",
 				env_flag);
 		return 0;
 	}
diff --git a/common/board_r.c b/common/board_r.c
index 99b128571e..f4193cdbec 100644
--- a/common/board_r.c
+++ b/common/board_r.c
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ static int initr_env(void)
 	if (should_load_env())
 		env_relocate();
 	else
-		set_default_env(NULL, 0);
+		env_set_default(NULL, 0);
 #ifdef CONFIG_OF_CONTROL
 	env_set_hex("fdtcontroladdr",
 		    (unsigned long)map_to_sysmem(gd->fdt_blob));
diff --git a/common/spl/spl_dfu.c b/common/spl/spl_dfu.c
index a05b867567..3f54ae0260 100644
--- a/common/spl/spl_dfu.c
+++ b/common/spl/spl_dfu.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ int spl_dfu_cmd(int usbctrl, char *dfu_alt_info, char *interface, char *devstr)
 	int ret;
 
 	/* set default environment */
-	set_default_env(NULL, 0);
+	env_set_default(NULL, 0);
 	str_env = env_get(dfu_alt_info);
 	if (!str_env) {
 		pr_err("\"%s\" env variable not defined!\n", dfu_alt_info);
diff --git a/env/common.c b/env/common.c
index db2a033f68..1d9d0f934d 100644
--- a/env/common.c
+++ b/env/common.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ char *env_get_default(const char *name)
 	return ret_val;
 }
 
-void set_default_env(const char *s, int flags)
+void env_set_default(const char *s, int flags)
 {
 	if (sizeof(default_environment) > ENV_SIZE) {
 		puts("*** Error - default environment is too large\n\n");
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ int env_import(const char *buf, int check)
 		memcpy(&crc, &ep->crc, sizeof(crc));
 
 		if (crc32(0, ep->data, ENV_SIZE) != crc) {
-			set_default_env("bad CRC", 0);
+			env_set_default("bad CRC", 0);
 			return -ENOMSG; /* needed for env_load() */
 		}
 	}
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ int env_import(const char *buf, int check)
 
 	pr_err("Cannot import environment: errno = %d\n", errno);
 
-	set_default_env("import failed", 0);
+	env_set_default("import failed", 0);
 
 	return -EIO;
 }
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ int env_import_redund(const char *buf1, int buf1_read_fail,
 	}
 
 	if (buf1_read_fail && buf2_read_fail) {
-		set_default_env("bad env area", 0);
+		env_set_default("bad env area", 0);
 		return -EIO;
 	} else if (!buf1_read_fail && buf2_read_fail) {
 		gd->env_valid = ENV_VALID;
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ int env_import_redund(const char *buf1, int buf1_read_fail,
 			tmp_env2->crc;
 
 	if (!crc1_ok && !crc2_ok) {
-		set_default_env("bad CRC", 0);
+		env_set_default("bad CRC", 0);
 		return -ENOMSG; /* needed for env_load() */
 	} else if (crc1_ok && !crc2_ok) {
 		gd->env_valid = ENV_VALID;
@@ -236,10 +236,10 @@ void env_relocate(void)
 	if (gd->env_valid == ENV_INVALID) {
 #if defined(CONFIG_ENV_IS_NOWHERE) || defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD)
 		/* Environment not changable */
-		set_default_env(NULL, 0);
+		env_set_default(NULL, 0);
 #else
 		bootstage_error(BOOTSTAGE_ID_NET_CHECKSUM);
-		set_default_env("bad CRC", 0);
+		env_set_default("bad CRC", 0);
 #endif
 	} else {
 		env_load();
diff --git a/env/ext4.c b/env/ext4.c
index 9947381bfd..6aa36867b6 100644
--- a/env/ext4.c
+++ b/env/ext4.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <common.h>
 
 #include <command.h>
+#include <env.h>
 #include <environment.h>
 #include <linux/stddef.h>
 #include <malloc.h>
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ static int env_ext4_load(void)
 	return env_import(buf, 1);
 
 err_env_relocate:
-	set_default_env(NULL, 0);
+	env_set_default(NULL, 0);
 
 	return -EIO;
 }
diff --git a/env/fat.c b/env/fat.c
index 7f74c64dfe..d23753c6ff 100644
--- a/env/fat.c
+++ b/env/fat.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <common.h>
 
 #include <command.h>
+#include <env.h>
 #include <environment.h>
 #include <linux/stddef.h>
 #include <malloc.h>
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ static int env_fat_load(void)
 	return env_import(buf, 1);
 
 err_env_relocate:
-	set_default_env(NULL, 0);
+	env_set_default(NULL, 0);
 
 	return -EIO;
 }
diff --git a/env/mmc.c b/env/mmc.c
index b7b833f423..4ca7c2b9ff 100644
--- a/env/mmc.c
+++ b/env/mmc.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <common.h>
 
 #include <command.h>
+#include <env.h>
 #include <environment.h>
 #include <fdtdec.h>
 #include <linux/stddef.h>
@@ -346,7 +347,7 @@ fini:
 	fini_mmc_for_env(mmc);
 err:
 	if (ret)
-		set_default_env(errmsg, 0);
+		env_set_default(errmsg, 0);
 
 #endif
 	return ret;
@@ -387,7 +388,7 @@ fini:
 	fini_mmc_for_env(mmc);
 err:
 	if (ret)
-		set_default_env(errmsg, 0);
+		env_set_default(errmsg, 0);
 #endif
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/env/nand.c b/env/nand.c
index d0b95f483d..3e2235f5f3 100644
--- a/env/nand.c
+++ b/env/nand.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 #include <common.h>
 #include <command.h>
+#include <env.h>
 #include <environment.h>
 #include <linux/stddef.h>
 #include <malloc.h>
@@ -325,7 +326,7 @@ static int env_nand_load(void)
 	tmp_env2 = (env_t *)malloc(CONFIG_ENV_SIZE);
 	if (tmp_env1 == NULL || tmp_env2 == NULL) {
 		puts("Can't allocate buffers for environment\n");
-		set_default_env("malloc() failed", 0);
+		env_set_default("malloc() failed", 0);
 		ret = -EIO;
 		goto done;
 	}
@@ -364,14 +365,14 @@ static int env_nand_load(void)
 	if (mtd && !get_nand_env_oob(mtd, &nand_env_oob_offset)) {
 		printf("Found Environment offset in OOB..\n");
 	} else {
-		set_default_env("no env offset in OOB", 0);
+		env_set_default("no env offset in OOB", 0);
 		return;
 	}
 #endif
 
 	ret = readenv(CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET, (u_char *)buf);
 	if (ret) {
-		set_default_env("readenv() failed", 0);
+		env_set_default("readenv() failed", 0);
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
diff --git a/env/sata.c b/env/sata.c
index a2ff5c66f7..a5364dda5d 100644
--- a/env/sata.c
+++ b/env/sata.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <common.h>
 
 #include <command.h>
+#include <env.h>
 #include <environment.h>
 #include <linux/stddef.h>
 #include <errno.h>
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ static void env_sata_load(void)
 	}
 
 	if (read_env(sata, CONFIG_ENV_SIZE, CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET, buf)) {
-		set_default_env(NULL, 0);
+		env_set_default(NULL, 0);
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
diff --git a/env/sf.c b/env/sf.c
index 4f92ae0568..5531293e05 100644
--- a/env/sf.c
+++ b/env/sf.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
  */
 #include <common.h>
 #include <dm.h>
+#include <env.h>
 #include <environment.h>
 #include <malloc.h>
 #include <spi.h>
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ static int setup_flash_device(void)
 				     CONFIG_ENV_SPI_MAX_HZ, CONFIG_ENV_SPI_MODE,
 				     &new);
 	if (ret) {
-		set_default_env("spi_flash_probe_bus_cs() failed", 0);
+		env_set_default("spi_flash_probe_bus_cs() failed", 0);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ static int setup_flash_device(void)
 			CONFIG_ENV_SPI_CS,
 			CONFIG_ENV_SPI_MAX_HZ, CONFIG_ENV_SPI_MODE);
 		if (!env_flash) {
-			set_default_env("spi_flash_probe() failed", 0);
+			env_set_default("spi_flash_probe() failed", 0);
 			return -EIO;
 		}
 	}
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ static int env_sf_load(void)
 	tmp_env2 = (env_t *)memalign(ARCH_DMA_MINALIGN,
 			CONFIG_ENV_SIZE);
 	if (!tmp_env1 || !tmp_env2) {
-		set_default_env("malloc() failed", 0);
+		env_set_default("malloc() failed", 0);
 		ret = -EIO;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -256,7 +257,7 @@ static int env_sf_load(void)
 
 	buf = (char *)memalign(ARCH_DMA_MINALIGN, CONFIG_ENV_SIZE);
 	if (!buf) {
-		set_default_env("malloc() failed", 0);
+		env_set_default("malloc() failed", 0);
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
@@ -267,7 +268,7 @@ static int env_sf_load(void)
 	ret = spi_flash_read(env_flash,
 		CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET, CONFIG_ENV_SIZE, buf);
 	if (ret) {
-		set_default_env("spi_flash_read() failed", 0);
+		env_set_default("spi_flash_read() failed", 0);
 		goto err_read;
 	}
 
diff --git a/env/ubi.c b/env/ubi.c
index e4b85167ec..a69db14afd 100644
--- a/env/ubi.c
+++ b/env/ubi.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <common.h>
 
 #include <command.h>
+#include <env.h>
 #include <environment.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <malloc.h>
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ static int env_ubi_load(void)
 	if (ubi_part(CONFIG_ENV_UBI_PART, UBI_VID_OFFSET)) {
 		printf("\n** Cannot find mtd partition \"%s\"\n",
 		       CONFIG_ENV_UBI_PART);
-		set_default_env(NULL, 0);
+		env_set_default(NULL, 0);
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
@@ -160,14 +161,14 @@ static int env_ubi_load(void)
 	if (ubi_part(CONFIG_ENV_UBI_PART, UBI_VID_OFFSET)) {
 		printf("\n** Cannot find mtd partition \"%s\"\n",
 		       CONFIG_ENV_UBI_PART);
-		set_default_env(NULL, 0);
+		env_set_default(NULL, 0);
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
 	if (ubi_volume_read(CONFIG_ENV_UBI_VOLUME, buf, CONFIG_ENV_SIZE)) {
 		printf("\n** Unable to read env from %s:%s **\n",
 		       CONFIG_ENV_UBI_PART, CONFIG_ENV_UBI_VOLUME);
-		set_default_env(NULL, 0);
+		env_set_default(NULL, 0);
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
diff --git a/include/env.h b/include/env.h
index 0b03f8aa42..7204a4bc55 100644
--- a/include/env.h
+++ b/include/env.h
@@ -257,4 +257,15 @@ int env_export(struct environment_s *env_out);
 int env_import_redund(const char *buf1, int buf1_read_fail,
 		      const char *buf2, int buf2_read_fail);
 
+/**
+ * env_get_default() - Look up a variable from the default environment
+ *
+ * @name: Variable to look up
+ * @return value if found, NULL if not found in default environment
+ */
+char *env_get_default(const char *name);
+
+/* [re]set to the default environment */
+void env_set_default(const char *s, int flags);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/include/environment.h b/include/environment.h
index 27c0fee65f..ef391cc21a 100644
--- a/include/environment.h
+++ b/include/environment.h
@@ -265,12 +265,6 @@ struct env_driver {
 
 extern struct hsearch_data env_htab;
 
-/* Look up the variable from the default environment */
-char *env_get_default(const char *name);
-
-/* [re]set to the default environment */
-void set_default_env(const char *s, int flags);
-
 /**
  * env_get_char() - Get a character from the early environment
  *