diff --git a/board/freescale/qemu-ppce500/qemu-ppce500.c b/board/freescale/qemu-ppce500/qemu-ppce500.c
index dba5e0f489..4719d98584 100644
--- a/board/freescale/qemu-ppce500/qemu-ppce500.c
+++ b/board/freescale/qemu-ppce500/qemu-ppce500.c
@@ -74,11 +74,6 @@ uint64_t get_phys_ccsrbar_addr_early(void)
 	return r;
 }
 
-int board_early_init_f(void)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int checkboard(void)
 {
 	return 0;
diff --git a/configs/qemu-ppce500_defconfig b/configs/qemu-ppce500_defconfig
index d17c556dba..25fcd41986 100644
--- a/configs/qemu-ppce500_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu-ppce500_defconfig
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ CONFIG_OF_BOARD_SETUP=y
 CONFIG_OF_STDOUT_VIA_ALIAS=y
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=1
 # CONFIG_DISPLAY_BOARDINFO is not set
-CONFIG_BOARD_EARLY_INIT_F=y
 CONFIG_LAST_STAGE_INIT=y
 # CONFIG_MISC_INIT_R is not set
 CONFIG_HUSH_PARSER=y