diff --git a/board/kontron/pitx_imx8m/spl.c b/board/kontron/pitx_imx8m/spl.c
index bd5981bf694..b9e864d3f05 100644
--- a/board/kontron/pitx_imx8m/spl.c
+++ b/board/kontron/pitx_imx8m/spl.c
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include <asm/arch/imx8mq_pins.h>
 #include <asm/arch/sys_proto.h>
 #include <asm/arch/clock.h>
-#include <asm/global_data.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/mach-imx/iomux-v3.h>
 #include <asm/mach-imx/gpio.h>
@@ -26,8 +25,6 @@
 extern struct dram_timing_info dram_timing_2gb;
 extern struct dram_timing_info dram_timing_4gb;
 
-DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
-
 static void spl_dram_init(void)
 {
 	struct dram_timing_info *dram_timing;
@@ -261,9 +258,6 @@ void board_init_f(ulong dummy)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	/* Clear global data */
-	memset((void *)gd, 0, sizeof(gd_t));
-
 	arch_cpu_init();
 
 	init_uart_clk(2);