diff --git a/board/cm5200/cm5200.c b/board/cm5200/cm5200.c
index 7b86235..2f55191 100644
--- a/board/cm5200/cm5200.c
+++ b/board/cm5200/cm5200.c
@@ -161,14 +161,7 @@
  */
 static void read_hw_id(hw_id_t hw_id)
 {
-	int i;
-	for (i = 0; i < HW_ID_ELEM_COUNT; ++i)
-		if (i2c_read(CONFIG_SYS_I2C_EEPROM,
-				hw_id_format[i].offset,
-				2,
-				(uchar *)&hw_id[i][0],
-				hw_id_format[i].length) != 0)
-			printf("ERROR: can't read HW ID from EEPROM\n");
+	printf("ERROR: can't read HW ID from EEPROM\n");
 }
 
 
@@ -221,7 +214,7 @@
 	strcat(buf, tmp);
 }
 
-
+#if defined(CONFIG_HARD_I2C) || defined(CONFIG_SYS_I2C_SOFT)
 /*
  * Compose string with hostname.
  * buf is assumed to have enough space, and be null-terminated.
@@ -237,7 +230,7 @@
 		*p = tolower(*p);
 
 }
-
+#endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_OF_BOARD_SETUP
 /*
@@ -270,15 +263,6 @@
 	hw_id_t hw_id_tmp;
 	char module_name_tmp[MODULE_NAME_MAXLEN] = "";
 
-	/*
-	 * We need I2C to access HW ID data from EEPROM, so we call i2c_init()
-	 * here despite the fact that it will be called again later on. We
-	 * also use a little trick to silence I2C-related output.
-	 */
-	gd->flags |= GD_FLG_SILENT;
-	i2c_init (CONFIG_SYS_I2C_SPEED, CONFIG_SYS_I2C_SLAVE);
-	gd->flags &= ~GD_FLG_SILENT;
-
 	read_hw_id(hw_id_tmp);
 	identify_module(hw_id_tmp);	/* this sets gd->board_type */
 	compose_module_name(hw_id_tmp, module_name_tmp);
@@ -334,16 +318,16 @@
 			" device at address %02X:%04X\n", CONFIG_SYS_I2C_EEPROM,
 			CONFIG_MAC_OFFSET);
 	}
+	hostname[0] = 0x00;
+	/* set the hostname appropriate to the module we're running on */
+	compose_hostname(hw_id, hostname);
+	setenv("hostname", hostname);
+
 #endif /* defined(CONFIG_HARD_I2C) || defined(CONFIG_SYS_I2C_SOFT) */
 	if (!getenv("ethaddr"))
 		printf(LOG_PREFIX "MAC address not set, networking is not "
 					"operational\n");
 
-	/* set the hostname appropriate to the module we're running on */
-	hostname[0] = 0x00;
-	compose_hostname(hw_id, hostname);
-	setenv("hostname", hostname);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_MISC_INIT_R */