diff --git a/plat/fvp/fvp_io_storage.c b/plat/fvp/fvp_io_storage.c
index 1f695a6..b4a04f1 100644
--- a/plat/fvp/fvp_io_storage.c
+++ b/plat/fvp/fvp_io_storage.c
@@ -35,12 +35,11 @@
 #include <io_memmap.h>
 #include <io_storage.h>
 #include <io_semihosting.h>
+#include <platform_def.h>
 #include <semihosting.h>	/* For FOPEN_MODE_... */
 #include <string.h>
-#include "fvp_def.h"
 
 /* IO devices */
-static io_plat_data_t io_data;
 static const io_dev_connector_t *sh_dev_con;
 static uintptr_t sh_dev_spec;
 static uintptr_t sh_init_params;
@@ -172,9 +171,6 @@
 {
 	int io_result = IO_FAIL;
 
-	/* Initialise the IO layer */
-	io_init(&io_data);
-
 	/* Register the IO devices on this platform */
 	io_result = register_io_dev_sh(&sh_dev_con);
 	assert(io_result == IO_SUCCESS);