diff --git a/board/freescale/mpc8610hpcd/mpc8610hpcd.c b/board/freescale/mpc8610hpcd/mpc8610hpcd.c
index dacd2a911f..8d3b822fe3 100644
--- a/board/freescale/mpc8610hpcd/mpc8610hpcd.c
+++ b/board/freescale/mpc8610hpcd/mpc8610hpcd.c
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@
 
 #include "../common/pixis.h"
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_DDR_ECC) && !defined(CONFIG_ECC_INIT_VIA_DDRCONTROLLER)
-extern void ddr_enable_ecc(unsigned int dram_size);
-#endif
-
 void sdram_init(void);
 long int fixed_sdram(void);
 void mpc8610hpcd_diu_init(void);
@@ -134,13 +130,6 @@ initdram(int board_type)
 	return dram_size;
 #endif
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_DDR_ECC) && !defined(CONFIG_ECC_INIT_VIA_DDRCONTROLLER)
-	/*
-	 * Initialize and enable DDR ECC.
-	 */
-	ddr_enable_ecc(dram_size);
-#endif
-
 	puts(" DDR: ");
 	return dram_size;
 }
diff --git a/board/freescale/mpc8641hpcn/mpc8641hpcn.c b/board/freescale/mpc8641hpcn/mpc8641hpcn.c
index 6b4d6cec9d..0069b9cd47 100644
--- a/board/freescale/mpc8641hpcn/mpc8641hpcn.c
+++ b/board/freescale/mpc8641hpcn/mpc8641hpcn.c
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@
 
 #include "../common/pixis.h"
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_DDR_ECC) && !defined(CONFIG_ECC_INIT_VIA_DDRCONTROLLER)
-extern void ddr_enable_ecc(unsigned int dram_size);
-#endif
-
 long int fixed_sdram(void);
 
 int board_early_init_f(void)
@@ -70,13 +66,6 @@ initdram(int board_type)
 	return dram_size;
 #endif
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_DDR_ECC) && !defined(CONFIG_ECC_INIT_VIA_DDRCONTROLLER)
-	/*
-	 * Initialize and enable DDR ECC.
-	 */
-	ddr_enable_ecc(dram_size);
-#endif
-
 	puts("    DDR: ");
 	return dram_size;
 }
diff --git a/board/sbc8641d/sbc8641d.c b/board/sbc8641d/sbc8641d.c
index 191045a239..e33dbee9d8 100644
--- a/board/sbc8641d/sbc8641d.c
+++ b/board/sbc8641d/sbc8641d.c
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@
 #include <libfdt.h>
 #include <fdt_support.h>
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_DDR_ECC) && !defined(CONFIG_ECC_INIT_VIA_DDRCONTROLLER)
-extern void ddr_enable_ecc (unsigned int dram_size);
-#endif
-
 long int fixed_sdram (void);
 
 int board_early_init_f (void)
@@ -71,13 +67,6 @@ phys_size_t initdram (int board_type)
 	return dram_size;
 #endif
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_DDR_ECC) && !defined(CONFIG_ECC_INIT_VIA_DDRCONTROLLER)
-	/*
-	 * Initialize and enable DDR ECC.
-	 */
-	ddr_enable_ecc (dram_size);
-#endif
-
 	puts ("    DDR: ");
 	return dram_size;
 }