diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtd_uboot.c b/drivers/mtd/mtd_uboot.c
index d638f700d0..0a41ed477c 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtd_uboot.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtd_uboot.c
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ static const char *get_mtdparts(void)
 {
 	__maybe_unused const char *mtdids = NULL;
 	static char tmp_parts[MTDPARTS_MAXLEN];
-	static bool use_defaults = true;
 	const char *mtdparts = NULL;
 
 	if (gd->flags & GD_FLG_ENV_READY)
@@ -130,7 +129,7 @@ static const char *get_mtdparts(void)
 	else if (env_get_f("mtdparts", tmp_parts, sizeof(tmp_parts)) != -1)
 		mtdparts = tmp_parts;
 
-	if (mtdparts || !use_defaults)
+	if (mtdparts)
 		return mtdparts;
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_SYS_MTDPARTS_RUNTIME)
@@ -144,8 +143,6 @@ static const char *get_mtdparts(void)
 	if (mtdparts)
 		env_set("mtdparts", mtdparts);
 
-	use_defaults = false;
-
 	return mtdparts;
 }