diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fsl-layerscape/spl.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fsl-layerscape/spl.c
index c1229c88af1..4c8a9a0ba44 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fsl-layerscape/spl.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fsl-layerscape/spl.c
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@ void board_init_f(ulong dummy)
 	memset((void *)gd, 0, sizeof(gd_t));
 #ifdef CONFIG_LS2080A
 	arch_cpu_init();
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_FSL_IFC
-	init_early_memctl_regs();
 #endif
 	board_early_init_f();
 	timer_init();