diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fsl-layerscape/soc.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fsl-layerscape/soc.c
index ad209bde33..7553b5bce2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fsl-layerscape/soc.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fsl-layerscape/soc.c
@@ -33,13 +33,10 @@
 #include <fsl_validate.h>
 #endif
 #include <fsl_immap.h>
-#ifdef CONFIG_TFABOOT
-#include <env_internal.h>
-#endif
 #include <dm.h>
 #include <dm/device_compat.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
-#if defined(CONFIG_TFABOOT) || defined(CONFIG_GIC_V3_ITS)
+#ifdef CONFIG_GIC_V3_ITS
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 #endif
 
@@ -956,28 +953,12 @@ int board_late_init(void)
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_TFABOOT
 	/*
-	 * check if gd->env_addr is default_environment; then setenv bootcmd
-	 * and mcinitcmd.
+	 * Set bootcmd and mcinitcmd if they don't exist in the environment.
 	 */
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR
-	if (gd->env_addr == (ulong)&default_environment[0]) {
-#else
-	if (gd->env_addr + gd->reloc_off == (ulong)&default_environment[0]) {
-#endif
+	if (!env_get("bootcmd"))
 		fsl_setenv_bootcmd();
+	if (!env_get("mcinitcmd"))
 		fsl_setenv_mcinitcmd();
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * If the boot mode is secure, default environment is not present then
-	 * setenv command needs to be run by default
-	 */
-#ifdef CONFIG_CHAIN_OF_TRUST
-	if ((fsl_check_boot_mode_secure() == 1)) {
-		fsl_setenv_bootcmd();
-		fsl_setenv_mcinitcmd();
-	}
-#endif
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_QSPI_AHB_INIT
 	qspi_ahb_init();