diff --git a/board/hpe/gxp/gxp.env b/board/hpe/gxp/gxp.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4760bf1663
--- /dev/null
+++ b/board/hpe/gxp/gxp.env
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ */
+
+recover_file=openbmc-hpe-recovery-image.mtd
+recover_cmd=usb start; mw.b 0xD100000D 0x40;
+	if fatload usb 0 0x50000000 $recover_file 0x4C0000 0x80000; then
+		setenv bootargs console=ttyS0,115200 recovery;
+		setenv force_recovery;
+		saveenv;
+		bootm  0x50000000;
+	else
+		while itest 0 < 1; do
+			mw.b 0xd1000005 0xc0;
+			sleep .1;
+		mw.b 0xd1000005 0x00;
+		sleep .1;
+		done;
+	fi;
+	reset;
+spiboot=if itest.b *0xD10000B2 == 6; then
+		run recover_cmd;
+	fi;
+	if printenv force_recovery; then
+		run recover_cmd;
+	else
+		bootm 0xfc080000;
+		run recover_cmd;
+	fi;
diff --git a/include/configs/gxp.h b/include/configs/gxp.h
index ae46126399..e3c97b20d5 100644
--- a/include/configs/gxp.h
+++ b/include/configs/gxp.h
@@ -12,32 +12,4 @@
 
 #define CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE   0x40000000
 
-#define CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS \
-	"recover_file=openbmc-hpe-recovery-image.mtd\0" \
-	"recover_cmd=usb start; " \
-	"mw.b 0xD100000D 0x40; " \
-	"if fatload usb 0 0x50000000 $recover_file 0x4C0000 0x80000; then " \
-		"setenv bootargs console=ttyS0,115200 recovery; " \
-		"setenv force_recovery; " \
-		"saveenv; " \
-		"bootm  0x50000000; " \
-	"else " \
-		"while itest 0 < 1; do " \
-		"mw.b 0xd1000005 0xc0; " \
-		"sleep .1; " \
-		"mw.b 0xd1000005 0x00; " \
-		"sleep .1; " \
-		"done; " \
-	"fi; " \
-	"reset;\0" \
-	"spiboot=if itest.b *0xD10000B2 == 6; then " \
-		"run recover_cmd;" \
-	"fi;" \
-	"if printenv force_recovery; then " \
-		"run recover_cmd; " \
-	"else " \
-		"bootm 0xfc080000; " \
-		"run recover_cmd; " \
-	"fi;\0"
-
 #endif