diff --git a/board/bachmann/ot1200/ot1200_spl.c b/board/bachmann/ot1200/ot1200_spl.c
index 9d28da4..f3dff95 100644
--- a/board/bachmann/ot1200/ot1200_spl.c
+++ b/board/bachmann/ot1200/ot1200_spl.c
@@ -151,10 +151,4 @@
 
 	/* configure MMDC for SDRAM width/size and per-model calibration */
 	ot1200_spl_dram_init();
-
-	/* Clear the BSS. */
-	memset(__bss_start, 0, __bss_end - __bss_start);
-
-	/* load/boot image from boot device */
-	board_init_r(NULL, 0);
 }
diff --git a/board/compulab/cm_fx6/spl.c b/board/compulab/cm_fx6/spl.c
index bba977f..56aac60 100644
--- a/board/compulab/cm_fx6/spl.c
+++ b/board/compulab/cm_fx6/spl.c
@@ -336,9 +336,6 @@
 		puts("!!!ERROR!!! DRAM detection failed!!!\n");
 		hang();
 	}
-
-	memset(__bss_start, 0, __bss_end - __bss_start);
-	board_init_r(NULL, 0);
 }
 
 void board_boot_order(u32 *spl_boot_list)
diff --git a/board/engicam/common/spl.c b/board/engicam/common/spl.c
index 6964c13..8711418 100644
--- a/board/engicam/common/spl.c
+++ b/board/engicam/common/spl.c
@@ -384,10 +384,4 @@
 
 	/* DDR initialization */
 	spl_dram_init();
-
-	/* Clear the BSS. */
-	memset(__bss_start, 0, __bss_end - __bss_start);
-
-	/* load/boot image from boot device */
-	board_init_r(NULL, 0);
 }
diff --git a/board/gateworks/gw_ventana/gw_ventana_spl.c b/board/gateworks/gw_ventana/gw_ventana_spl.c
index c2e370b..bdbe5e7 100644
--- a/board/gateworks/gw_ventana/gw_ventana_spl.c
+++ b/board/gateworks/gw_ventana/gw_ventana_spl.c
@@ -626,9 +626,6 @@
 	spl_dram_init(8 << ventana_info.sdram_width,
 		      16 << ventana_info.sdram_size,
 		      board_model);
-
-	/* Clear the BSS. */
-	memset(__bss_start, 0, __bss_end - __bss_start);
 }
 
 void board_boot_order(u32 *spl_boot_list)
diff --git a/board/kosagi/novena/novena_spl.c b/board/kosagi/novena/novena_spl.c
index 512f06d..b4a68da 100644
--- a/board/kosagi/novena/novena_spl.c
+++ b/board/kosagi/novena/novena_spl.c
@@ -596,10 +596,4 @@
 	udelay(100);
 	mmdc_do_write_level_calibration(&novena_ddr_info);
 	mmdc_do_dqs_calibration(&novena_ddr_info);
-
-	/* Clear the BSS. */
-	memset(__bss_start, 0, __bss_end - __bss_start);
-
-	/* load/boot image from boot device */
-	board_init_r(NULL, 0);
 }
diff --git a/board/liebherr/mccmon6/spl.c b/board/liebherr/mccmon6/spl.c
index a2f804d..196da46 100644
--- a/board/liebherr/mccmon6/spl.c
+++ b/board/liebherr/mccmon6/spl.c
@@ -296,11 +296,5 @@
 
 	/* DDR initialization */
 	spl_dram_init();
-
-	/* Clear the BSS. */
-	memset(__bss_start, 0, __bss_end - __bss_start);
-
-	/* load/boot image from boot device */
-	board_init_r(NULL, 0);
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/board/udoo/udoo_spl.c b/board/udoo/udoo_spl.c
index 3645969..694055b 100644
--- a/board/udoo/udoo_spl.c
+++ b/board/udoo/udoo_spl.c
@@ -252,11 +252,5 @@
 
 	/* DDR initialization */
 	spl_dram_init();
-
-	/* Clear the BSS. */
-	memset(__bss_start, 0, __bss_end - __bss_start);
-
-	/* load/boot image from boot device */
-	board_init_r(NULL, 0);
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/board/wandboard/spl.c b/board/wandboard/spl.c
index 99a0286..00c75d0 100644
--- a/board/wandboard/spl.c
+++ b/board/wandboard/spl.c
@@ -300,11 +300,5 @@
 
 	/* DDR initialization */
 	spl_dram_init();
-
-	/* Clear the BSS. */
-	memset(__bss_start, 0, __bss_end - __bss_start);
-
-	/* load/boot image from boot device */
-	board_init_r(NULL, 0);
 }
 #endif