diff --git a/board/gdsys/a38x/Makefile b/board/gdsys/a38x/Makefile
index 32fffab467..4b13859fed 100644
--- a/board/gdsys/a38x/Makefile
+++ b/board/gdsys/a38x/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2015 Reinhard Pfau <reinhard.pfau@gdsys.cc>
 # Copyright (C) 2016 Mario Six <mario.six@gdsys.cc>
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_TARGET_CONTROLCENTERDC) += controlcenterdc.o hre.o spl.o keyprogram.o dt_helpers.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_TARGET_CONTROLCENTERDC) += controlcenterdc.o hre.o keyprogram.o dt_helpers.o
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD),)
 obj-$(CONFIG_TARGET_CONTROLCENTERDC) += hydra.o ihs_phys.o
diff --git a/board/gdsys/a38x/spl.c b/board/gdsys/a38x/spl.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 84864d1974..0000000000
--- a/board/gdsys/a38x/spl.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
-/*
- * (C) Copyright 2016
- * Mario Six, Guntermann & Drunck GmbH, mario.six@gdsys.cc
- */
-
-#include <common.h>
-#include <config.h>
-#include <asm/arch/cpu.h>
-
-void spl_board_init(void)
-{
-#if CONFIG_SPL_BOOT_DEVICE == SPL_BOOT_SPI_NOR_FLASH
-	u32 *bootrom_save = (u32 *)CONFIG_SPL_BOOTROM_SAVE;
-	u32 *regs = (u32 *)(*bootrom_save);
-
-	printf("Returning to BootROM (return address %08x)...\n", regs[13]);
-	return_to_bootrom();
-#endif
-}
diff --git a/configs/controlcenterdc_defconfig b/configs/controlcenterdc_defconfig
index 23e8197ca9..bb1e09585c 100644
--- a/configs/controlcenterdc_defconfig
+++ b/configs/controlcenterdc_defconfig
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ CONFIG_SYS_CONSOLE_INFO_QUIET=y
 CONFIG_DISPLAY_BOARDINFO_LATE=y
 CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INIT=y
 CONFIG_LAST_STAGE_INIT=y
-CONFIG_SPL_BOARD_INIT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SYS_MALLOC_SIMPLE=y
 CONFIG_HUSH_PARSER=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_ELF is not set