diff --git a/board/coreboot/coreboot/coreboot.c b/board/coreboot/coreboot/coreboot.c
index e076ea69cf..7110f350d5 100644
--- a/board/coreboot/coreboot/coreboot.c
+++ b/board/coreboot/coreboot/coreboot.c
@@ -10,11 +10,6 @@
 
 int arch_early_init_r(void)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_CROS_EC
-	if (cros_ec_board_init())
-		return -1;
-#endif
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/board/google/chromebook_link/link.c b/board/google/chromebook_link/link.c
index 8c04cb8280..1b97a8fea8 100644
--- a/board/google/chromebook_link/link.c
+++ b/board/google/chromebook_link/link.c
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ int arch_early_init_r(void)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	if (cros_ec_board_init())
-		return -1;
-
 	return 0;
 }