diff --git a/board/amcc/bamboo/bamboo.c b/board/amcc/bamboo/bamboo.c
index c8d0963..2838f9a 100644
--- a/board/amcc/bamboo/bamboo.c
+++ b/board/amcc/bamboo/bamboo.c
@@ -438,11 +438,7 @@
 
 phys_size_t initdram (int board_type)
 {
-	long dram_size;
-
-	dram_size = spd_sdram();
-
-	return dram_size;
+	return spd_sdram();
 }
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
diff --git a/board/amcc/bubinga/bubinga.c b/board/amcc/bubinga/bubinga.c
index 5c1e071..9043de6 100644
--- a/board/amcc/bubinga/bubinga.c
+++ b/board/amcc/bubinga/bubinga.c
@@ -57,8 +57,5 @@
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 phys_size_t initdram(int board_type)
 {
-	long int ret;
-
-	ret = spd_sdram();
-	return ret;
+	return spd_sdram();
 }
diff --git a/board/amcc/canyonlands/canyonlands.c b/board/amcc/canyonlands/canyonlands.c
index dc2e3ba..80b7739 100644
--- a/board/amcc/canyonlands/canyonlands.c
+++ b/board/amcc/canyonlands/canyonlands.c
@@ -63,11 +63,7 @@
  */
 static inline int board_fpga_read(int offset)
 {
-	int data;
-
-	data = in_8((void *)(CONFIG_SYS_FPGA_BASE + offset));
-
-	return data;
+	return in_8((void *)(CONFIG_SYS_FPGA_BASE + offset));
 }
 
 static inline void board_fpga_write(int offset, int data)