diff --git a/common/board_r.c b/common/board_r.c
index 4e3cf1f4ec..ed29069d2d 100644
--- a/common/board_r.c
+++ b/common/board_r.c
@@ -469,18 +469,6 @@ static int initr_malloc_bootparams(void)
 }
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_CMD_NET
-static int initr_ethaddr(void)
-{
-	struct bd_info *bd = gd->bd;
-
-	/* kept around for legacy kernels only ... ignore the next section */
-	eth_env_get_enetaddr("ethaddr", bd->bi_enetaddr);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-#endif /* CONFIG_CMD_NET */
-
 #if defined(CONFIG_LED_STATUS)
 static int initr_status_led(void)
 {
@@ -759,9 +747,6 @@ static init_fnc_t init_sequence_r[] = {
 	initr_status_led,
 #endif
 	/* PPC has a udelay(20) here dating from 2002. Why? */
-#ifdef CONFIG_CMD_NET
-	initr_ethaddr,
-#endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_GPIO_HOG)
 	gpio_hog_probe_all,
 #endif
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/u-boot.h b/include/asm-generic/u-boot.h
index 1becc669ae..70303acd55 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/u-boot.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/u-boot.h
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ struct bd_info {
 #endif
 	unsigned long	bi_bootflags;	/* boot / reboot flag (Unused) */
 	unsigned long	bi_ip_addr;	/* IP Address */
-	unsigned char	bi_enetaddr[6];	/* OLD: see README.enetaddr */
 	unsigned short	bi_ethspeed;	/* Ethernet speed in Mbps */
 	unsigned long	bi_intfreq;	/* Internal Freq, in MHz */
 	unsigned long	bi_busfreq;	/* Bus Freq, in MHz */