diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index d8c041a877..504abca0b7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -636,7 +636,6 @@ config ARCH_BCMSTB
 	select DM
 	select GPIO_EXTRA_HEADER
 	select OF_CONTROL
-	select OF_PRIOR_STAGE
 	imply CMD_DM
 	help
 	  This enables support for Broadcom ARM-based set-top box
diff --git a/arch/riscv/cpu/cpu.c b/arch/riscv/cpu/cpu.c
index 8e49b6d736..8d90c5e6b8 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/cpu/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/cpu/cpu.c
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@
  * The variables here must be stored in the data section since they are used
  * before the bss section is available.
  */
-#ifdef CONFIG_OF_PRIOR_STAGE
-phys_addr_t prior_stage_fdt_address __section(".data");
-#endif
 #ifndef CONFIG_XIP
 u32 hart_lottery __section(".data") = 0;
 
diff --git a/arch/riscv/cpu/start.S b/arch/riscv/cpu/start.S
index 308b0a97a5..76850ec9be 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/cpu/start.S
+++ b/arch/riscv/cpu/start.S
@@ -142,11 +142,6 @@ call_harts_early_init:
 	bnez	tp, secondary_hart_loop
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_OF_PRIOR_STAGE
-	la	t0, prior_stage_fdt_address
-	SREG	s1, 0(t0)
-#endif
-
 	jal	board_init_f_init_reserve
 
 	SREG	s1, GD_FIRMWARE_FDT_ADDR(gp)
diff --git a/arch/riscv/dts/binman.dtsi b/arch/riscv/dts/binman.dtsi
index d26cfdb78a..5757ef65ea 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/dts/binman.dtsi
+++ b/arch/riscv/dts/binman.dtsi
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 					};
 				};
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_OF_PRIOR_STAGE
+#ifndef CONFIG_OF_BOARD
 				@fdt-SEQ {
 					description = "NAME";
 					type = "flat_dt";
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 			configurations {
 				default = "conf-1";
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_OF_PRIOR_STAGE
+#ifndef CONFIG_OF_BOARD
 				@conf-SEQ {
 #else
 				conf-1 {
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 					description = "NAME";
 					firmware = "opensbi";
 					loadables = "uboot";
-#ifndef CONFIG_OF_PRIOR_STAGE
+#ifndef CONFIG_OF_BOARD
 					fdt = "fdt-SEQ";
 #endif
 				};
diff --git a/board/AndesTech/ax25-ae350/ax25-ae350.c b/board/AndesTech/ax25-ae350/ax25-ae350.c
index 15da58a314..b28894ed46 100644
--- a/board/AndesTech/ax25-ae350/ax25-ae350.c
+++ b/board/AndesTech/ax25-ae350/ax25-ae350.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
-extern phys_addr_t prior_stage_fdt_address;
 /*
  * Miscellaneous platform dependent initializations
  */
@@ -57,7 +56,13 @@ ulong board_flash_get_legacy(ulong base, int banknum, flash_info_t *info)
 
 void *board_fdt_blob_setup(void)
 {
+#if CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(OF_BOARD)
+	return (void *)(ulong)gd->arch.firmware_fdt_addr;
+#elif CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(OF_SEPARATE)
 	return (void *)CONFIG_SYS_FDT_BASE;
+#else
+	return NULL;
+#endif
 }
 
 int smc_init(void)
diff --git a/board/broadcom/bcmstb/bcmstb.c b/board/broadcom/bcmstb/bcmstb.c
index 276e59b3bd..723ebda3bd 100644
--- a/board/broadcom/bcmstb/bcmstb.c
+++ b/board/broadcom/bcmstb/bcmstb.c
@@ -130,3 +130,9 @@ int board_late_init(void)
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+void *board_fdt_blob_setup(void)
+{
+	/* Stored the DTB address there during our init */
+	return (void *)prior_stage_fdt_address;
+}
diff --git a/board/emulation/qemu-riscv/qemu-riscv.c b/board/emulation/qemu-riscv/qemu-riscv.c
index dcfd3f20be..2a26e265ff 100644
--- a/board/emulation/qemu-riscv/qemu-riscv.c
+++ b/board/emulation/qemu-riscv/qemu-riscv.c
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #include <virtio_types.h>
 #include <virtio.h>
 
+DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
+
 int board_init(void)
 {
 	/*
@@ -69,3 +71,9 @@ int board_fit_config_name_match(const char *name)
 	return 0;
 }
 #endif
+
+void *board_fdt_blob_setup(void)
+{
+	/* Stored the DTB address there during our init */
+	return (void *)(ulong)gd->arch.firmware_fdt_addr;
+}
diff --git a/configs/ae350_rv32_defconfig b/configs/ae350_rv32_defconfig
index dab35f9bd6..2ee5bf18a6 100644
--- a/configs/ae350_rv32_defconfig
+++ b/configs/ae350_rv32_defconfig
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ CONFIG_CMD_SF_TEST=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_SETEXPR is not set
 CONFIG_BOOTP_PREFER_SERVERIP=y
 CONFIG_CMD_CACHE=y
-CONFIG_OF_PRIOR_STAGE=y
+CONFIG_OF_BOARD=y
 CONFIG_ENV_OVERWRITE=y
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_SPI_FLASH=y
 CONFIG_SYS_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
diff --git a/configs/ae350_rv32_spl_defconfig b/configs/ae350_rv32_spl_defconfig
index 11063e9e1b..7093569422 100644
--- a/configs/ae350_rv32_spl_defconfig
+++ b/configs/ae350_rv32_spl_defconfig
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ CONFIG_CMD_SF_TEST=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_SETEXPR is not set
 CONFIG_BOOTP_PREFER_SERVERIP=y
 CONFIG_CMD_CACHE=y
-CONFIG_OF_PRIOR_STAGE=y
+CONFIG_OF_BOARD=y
 CONFIG_ENV_OVERWRITE=y
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_SPI_FLASH=y
 CONFIG_BOOTP_SEND_HOSTNAME=y
diff --git a/configs/ae350_rv64_defconfig b/configs/ae350_rv64_defconfig
index d2d0e31827..4b98531add 100644
--- a/configs/ae350_rv64_defconfig
+++ b/configs/ae350_rv64_defconfig
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ CONFIG_CMD_SF_TEST=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_SETEXPR is not set
 CONFIG_BOOTP_PREFER_SERVERIP=y
 CONFIG_CMD_CACHE=y
-CONFIG_OF_PRIOR_STAGE=y
+CONFIG_OF_BOARD=y
 CONFIG_ENV_OVERWRITE=y
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_SPI_FLASH=y
 CONFIG_SYS_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
diff --git a/configs/ae350_rv64_spl_defconfig b/configs/ae350_rv64_spl_defconfig
index 90511ae0bf..3c072aa2a5 100644
--- a/configs/ae350_rv64_spl_defconfig
+++ b/configs/ae350_rv64_spl_defconfig
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ CONFIG_CMD_SF_TEST=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_SETEXPR is not set
 CONFIG_BOOTP_PREFER_SERVERIP=y
 CONFIG_CMD_CACHE=y
-CONFIG_OF_PRIOR_STAGE=y
+CONFIG_OF_BOARD=y
 CONFIG_ENV_OVERWRITE=y
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_SPI_FLASH=y
 CONFIG_BOOTP_SEND_HOSTNAME=y
diff --git a/configs/bcm7260_defconfig b/configs/bcm7260_defconfig
index ec58dd2536..3afb909f71 100644
--- a/configs/bcm7260_defconfig
+++ b/configs/bcm7260_defconfig
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ CONFIG_CMD_CACHE=y
 CONFIG_CMD_EXT2=y
 CONFIG_CMD_EXT4=y
 CONFIG_CMD_FS_GENERIC=y
-CONFIG_OF_PRIOR_STAGE=y
+CONFIG_OF_BOARD=y
 CONFIG_ENV_OVERWRITE=y
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_MMC=y
 CONFIG_SYS_REDUNDAND_ENVIRONMENT=y
diff --git a/configs/bcm7445_defconfig b/configs/bcm7445_defconfig
index d5dd4b7010..3726abd735 100644
--- a/configs/bcm7445_defconfig
+++ b/configs/bcm7445_defconfig
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ CONFIG_CMD_CACHE=y
 CONFIG_CMD_EXT2=y
 CONFIG_CMD_EXT4=y
 CONFIG_CMD_FS_GENERIC=y
-CONFIG_OF_PRIOR_STAGE=y
+CONFIG_OF_BOARD=y
 CONFIG_ENV_OVERWRITE=y
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_SPI_FLASH=y
 CONFIG_SYS_REDUNDAND_ENVIRONMENT=y
diff --git a/configs/qemu-riscv32_defconfig b/configs/qemu-riscv32_defconfig
index f49d49e1d3..e77e3ed53a 100644
--- a/configs/qemu-riscv32_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu-riscv32_defconfig
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ CONFIG_DISPLAY_BOARDINFO=y
 CONFIG_CMD_BOOTEFI_SELFTEST=y
 CONFIG_CMD_NVEDIT_EFI=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_MII is not set
-CONFIG_OF_PRIOR_STAGE=y
+CONFIG_OF_BOARD=y
 CONFIG_SYS_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
 CONFIG_DM_MTD=y
diff --git a/configs/qemu-riscv32_smode_defconfig b/configs/qemu-riscv32_smode_defconfig
index a009f62369..03787416f1 100644
--- a/configs/qemu-riscv32_smode_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu-riscv32_smode_defconfig
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ CONFIG_DISPLAY_BOARDINFO=y
 CONFIG_CMD_BOOTEFI_SELFTEST=y
 CONFIG_CMD_NVEDIT_EFI=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_MII is not set
-CONFIG_OF_PRIOR_STAGE=y
+CONFIG_OF_BOARD=y
 CONFIG_SYS_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
 CONFIG_DM_MTD=y
 CONFIG_SYSRESET_SBI=y
diff --git a/configs/qemu-riscv32_spl_defconfig b/configs/qemu-riscv32_spl_defconfig
index aac6f389a7..b0e655be41 100644
--- a/configs/qemu-riscv32_spl_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu-riscv32_spl_defconfig
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ CONFIG_DISPLAY_CPUINFO=y
 CONFIG_DISPLAY_BOARDINFO=y
 CONFIG_CMD_SBI=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_MII is not set
-CONFIG_OF_PRIOR_STAGE=y
+CONFIG_OF_BOARD=y
 CONFIG_SYS_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
 CONFIG_DM_MTD=y
 CONFIG_SYSRESET_SBI=y
diff --git a/configs/qemu-riscv64_defconfig b/configs/qemu-riscv64_defconfig
index 506ac4382c..1f8dc2d205 100644
--- a/configs/qemu-riscv64_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu-riscv64_defconfig
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ CONFIG_DISPLAY_BOARDINFO=y
 CONFIG_CMD_BOOTEFI_SELFTEST=y
 CONFIG_CMD_NVEDIT_EFI=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_MII is not set
-CONFIG_OF_PRIOR_STAGE=y
+CONFIG_OF_BOARD=y
 CONFIG_SYS_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
 CONFIG_DM_MTD=y
diff --git a/configs/qemu-riscv64_smode_defconfig b/configs/qemu-riscv64_smode_defconfig
index db2f21d8db..bdcec1fdab 100644
--- a/configs/qemu-riscv64_smode_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu-riscv64_smode_defconfig
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ CONFIG_DISPLAY_BOARDINFO=y
 CONFIG_CMD_BOOTEFI_SELFTEST=y
 CONFIG_CMD_NVEDIT_EFI=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_MII is not set
-CONFIG_OF_PRIOR_STAGE=y
+CONFIG_OF_BOARD=y
 CONFIG_SYS_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
 CONFIG_DM_MTD=y
 CONFIG_SYSRESET_SBI=y
diff --git a/configs/qemu-riscv64_spl_defconfig b/configs/qemu-riscv64_spl_defconfig
index cf33870135..9745c1a586 100644
--- a/configs/qemu-riscv64_spl_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu-riscv64_spl_defconfig
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ CONFIG_DISPLAY_CPUINFO=y
 CONFIG_DISPLAY_BOARDINFO=y
 CONFIG_CMD_SBI=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_MII is not set
-CONFIG_OF_PRIOR_STAGE=y
+CONFIG_OF_BOARD=y
 CONFIG_SYS_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
 CONFIG_DM_MTD=y
 CONFIG_SYSRESET_SBI=y
diff --git a/dts/Kconfig b/dts/Kconfig
index 0cc562c626..fc4130545a 100644
--- a/dts/Kconfig
+++ b/dts/Kconfig
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ config BINMAN
 config BINMAN_STANDALONE_FDT
 	bool
 	depends on BINMAN
-	default y if OF_BOARD || OF_PRIOR_STAGE
+	default y if OF_BOARD
 	help
 	  This option tells U-Boot build system that a standalone device tree
 	  source is explicitly required when using binman to package U-Boot.
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ config BINMAN_STANDALONE_FDT
 	  directory for a specific board. Such device tree sources are built for
 	  OF_SEPARATE or OF_EMBED. However for a scenario like the board device
 	  tree blob is not provided in the U-Boot build tree, but fed to U-Boot
-	  in the runtime, e.g.: in the OF_PRIOR_STAGE case that it is passed by
+	  in the runtime, e.g.: in the OF_BOARD case that it is passed by
 	  a prior stage bootloader. For such scenario, a standalone device tree
 	  blob containing binman node to describe how to package U-Boot should
 	  be provided explicitly.
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ config OF_EMBED
 	  Boards in the mainline U-Boot tree should not use it.
 
 config OF_BOARD
-	bool "Provided by the board at runtime"
+	bool "Provided by the board (e.g a previous loader) at runtime"
 	depends on !SANDBOX
 	help
 	  If this option is enabled, the device tree will be provided by
@@ -133,13 +133,6 @@ config OF_HOSTFILE
 	  This is only useful for Sandbox.  Use the -d flag to U-Boot to
 	  specify the file to read.
 
-config OF_PRIOR_STAGE
-	bool "Prior stage bootloader DTB for DT control"
-	help
-	  If this option is enabled, the device tree used for DT
-	  control will be read from a device tree binary, at a memory
-	  location passed to U-Boot by the prior stage bootloader.
-
 endchoice
 
 config DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE
diff --git a/include/fdtdec.h b/include/fdtdec.h
index f94d1f4f3a..239814228d 100644
--- a/include/fdtdec.h
+++ b/include/fdtdec.h
@@ -55,10 +55,6 @@ struct bd_info;
 #define SPL_BUILD	0
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_OF_PRIOR_STAGE
-extern phys_addr_t prior_stage_fdt_address;
-#endif
-
 /*
  * Information about a resource. start is the first address of the resource
  * and end is the last address (inclusive). The length of the resource will
diff --git a/lib/fdtdec.c b/lib/fdtdec.c
index ad090ea51e..959b337cdc 100644
--- a/lib/fdtdec.c
+++ b/lib/fdtdec.c
@@ -1613,8 +1613,6 @@ int fdtdec_setup(void)
 		puts("Failed to read control FDT\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
-# elif defined(CONFIG_OF_PRIOR_STAGE)
-	gd->fdt_blob = (void *)(uintptr_t)prior_stage_fdt_address;
 # endif
 # ifndef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
 	/* Allow the early environment to override the fdt address */
diff --git a/tools/binman/binman.rst b/tools/binman/binman.rst
index 09e7b57198..614df541c5 100644
--- a/tools/binman/binman.rst
+++ b/tools/binman/binman.rst
@@ -232,18 +232,18 @@ You can use other, more specific CONFIG options - see 'Automatic .dtsi
 inclusion' below.
 
 
-Using binman with OF_BOARD or OF_PRIOR_STAGE
+Using binman with OF_BOARD
 --------------------------------------------
 
 Normally binman is used with a board configured with OF_SEPARATE or OF_EMBED.
 This is a typical scenario where a device tree source that contains the binman
 node is provided in the arch/<arch>/dts directory for a specific board.
 
-However for a board configured with OF_BOARD or OF_PRIOR_STAGE, no device tree
-blob is provided in the U-Boot build phase hence the binman node information
-is not available. In order to support such use case, a new Kconfig option
-BINMAN_STANDALONE_FDT is introduced, to tell the build system that a standalone
-device tree blob containing binman node is explicitly required.
+However for a board configured with OF_BOARD, no device tree blob is provided
+in the U-Boot build phase hence the binman node information is not available.
+In order to support such use case, a new Kconfig option BINMAN_STANDALONE_FDT
+is introduced, to tell the build system that a standalone device tree blob
+containing binman node is explicitly required.
 
 Note there is a Kconfig option BINMAN_FDT which enables U-Boot run time to
 access information about binman entries, stored in the device tree in a binman
@@ -252,10 +252,6 @@ For the other OF_CONTROL methods, it's quite possible binman node is not
 available as binman is invoked during the build phase, thus this option is not
 turned on by default for these OF_CONTROL methods.
 
-See qemu-riscv64_spl_defconfig for an example of how binman is used with
-OF_PRIOR_STAGE to generate u-boot.itb image.
-
-
 Access to binman entry offsets at run time (symbols)
 ----------------------------------------------------