diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-k3/j721e_init.c b/arch/arm/mach-k3/j721e_init.c
index 55d738396b..78d80be175 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-k3/j721e_init.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-k3/j721e_init.c
@@ -370,43 +370,3 @@ void release_resources_for_core_shutdown(void)
 	}
 }
 #endif
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_K3_SPL_ATF
-void start_non_linux_remote_cores(void)
-{
-	int size = 0, ret;
-	u32 loadaddr = 0;
-
-	/*
-	 * Skip booting of Main R5FSS Core0 in R5 SPL. This is no longer
-	 * supported after the R5 SPL re-architecture.
-	 */
-	if (soc_is_j721e() || soc_is_j7200())
-		return;
-
-	size = load_firmware("name_mainr5f0_0fw", "addr_mainr5f0_0load",
-			     &loadaddr);
-	if (size <= 0)
-		goto err_load;
-
-	/* assuming remoteproc 2 is aliased for the needed remotecore */
-	ret = rproc_load(2, loadaddr, size);
-	if (ret) {
-		printf("Firmware failed to start on rproc (%d)\n", ret);
-		goto err_load;
-	}
-
-	ret = rproc_start(2);
-	if (ret) {
-		printf("Firmware init failed on rproc (%d)\n", ret);
-		goto err_load;
-	}
-
-	printf("Remoteproc 2 started successfully\n");
-
-	return;
-
-err_load:
-	rproc_reset(2);
-}
-#endif
diff --git a/include/configs/j721e_evm.h b/include/configs/j721e_evm.h
index a6d998ec68..18b80ef8ce 100644
--- a/include/configs/j721e_evm.h
+++ b/include/configs/j721e_evm.h
@@ -82,8 +82,6 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYS_K3_SPL_ATF
 #if defined(CONFIG_TARGET_J721E_R5_EVM)
 #define EXTRA_ENV_R5_SPL_RPROC_FW_ARGS_MMC				\
-	"addr_mainr5f0_0load=0x88000000\0"				\
-	"name_mainr5f0_0fw=/lib/firmware/j7-main-r5f0_0-fw\0"		\
 	"addr_mcur5f0_0load=0x89000000\0"				\
 	"name_mcur5f0_0fw=/lib/firmware/j7-mcu-r5f0_0-fw\0"
 #elif defined(CONFIG_TARGET_J7200_R5_EVM)