diff --git a/README b/README
index dd567df..7abe2bc 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -2717,11 +2717,6 @@
 		Note: There is also a sha1sum command, which should perhaps
 		be deprecated in favour of 'hash sha1'.
 
-- Freescale i.MX specific commands:
-		CONFIG_CMD_HDMIDETECT
-		This enables 'hdmidet' command which returns true if an
-		HDMI monitor is detected.  This command is i.MX 6 specific.
-
 - bootcount support:
 		CONFIG_BOOTCOUNT_LIMIT
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/imx-common/Kconfig b/arch/arm/imx-common/Kconfig
index 25cbd12..cd8b8d2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/imx-common/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/imx-common/Kconfig
@@ -55,3 +55,9 @@
 	  Freescale secure boot mechanism. This command encapsulates and
 	  creates a blob of data. See also CMD_BLOB and doc/README.mxc_hab for
 	  more information.
+
+config CMD_HDMIDETECT
+	bool "Support the 'hdmidet' command"
+	help
+	  This enables the 'hdmidet' command which detects if an HDMI monitor
+	  is connected.
diff --git a/configs/apalis_imx6_defconfig b/configs/apalis_imx6_defconfig
index 90829b4..f586773 100644
--- a/configs/apalis_imx6_defconfig
+++ b/configs/apalis_imx6_defconfig
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 CONFIG_SPL_MMC_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SERIAL_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_VIDEO=y
+CONFIG_CMD_HDMIDETECT=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="IMX_CONFIG=arch/arm/imx-common/spl_sd.cfg,MX6Q"
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=1
 # CONFIG_CONSOLE_MUX is not set
diff --git a/configs/apalis_imx6_nospl_com_defconfig b/configs/apalis_imx6_nospl_com_defconfig
index ef9ca60..42abbbd 100644
--- a/configs/apalis_imx6_nospl_com_defconfig
+++ b/configs/apalis_imx6_nospl_com_defconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 CONFIG_ARCH_MX6=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_APALIS_IMX6=y
 CONFIG_VIDEO=y
+CONFIG_CMD_HDMIDETECT=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="IMX_CONFIG=board/toradex/apalis_imx6/apalis_imx6q.cfg,MX6Q,DDR_MB=1024"
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=1
 # CONFIG_CONSOLE_MUX is not set
diff --git a/configs/apalis_imx6_nospl_it_defconfig b/configs/apalis_imx6_nospl_it_defconfig
index f48bd17..18f0d02 100644
--- a/configs/apalis_imx6_nospl_it_defconfig
+++ b/configs/apalis_imx6_nospl_it_defconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 CONFIG_ARCH_MX6=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_APALIS_IMX6=y
 CONFIG_VIDEO=y
+CONFIG_CMD_HDMIDETECT=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="IMX_CONFIG=board/toradex/apalis_imx6/apalis_imx6q.cfg,MX6Q,DDR_MB=2048"
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=1
 # CONFIG_CONSOLE_MUX is not set
diff --git a/configs/colibri_imx6_defconfig b/configs/colibri_imx6_defconfig
index 47e8198..6c10576 100644
--- a/configs/colibri_imx6_defconfig
+++ b/configs/colibri_imx6_defconfig
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 CONFIG_SPL_MMC_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SERIAL_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_VIDEO=y
+CONFIG_CMD_HDMIDETECT=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="IMX_CONFIG=arch/arm/imx-common/spl_sd.cfg,MX6DL"
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=1
 # CONFIG_CONSOLE_MUX is not set
diff --git a/configs/colibri_imx6_nospl_defconfig b/configs/colibri_imx6_nospl_defconfig
index 52e0d50..bd2ac24 100644
--- a/configs/colibri_imx6_nospl_defconfig
+++ b/configs/colibri_imx6_nospl_defconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 CONFIG_ARCH_MX6=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_COLIBRI_IMX6=y
 CONFIG_VIDEO=y
+CONFIG_CMD_HDMIDETECT=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="IMX_CONFIG=board/toradex/colibri_imx6/colibri_imx6.cfg,MX6DL,DDR_MB=256"
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=1
 # CONFIG_CONSOLE_MUX is not set
diff --git a/configs/gwventana_emmc_defconfig b/configs/gwventana_emmc_defconfig
index f665cca..0d0d142 100644
--- a/configs/gwventana_emmc_defconfig
+++ b/configs/gwventana_emmc_defconfig
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 CONFIG_SPL_POWER_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_VIDEO=y
 CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R_ADDR=0x18000000
+CONFIG_CMD_HDMIDETECT=y
 CONFIG_FIT=y
 CONFIG_FIT_VERBOSE=y
 CONFIG_OF_BOARD_SETUP=y
diff --git a/configs/gwventana_gw5904_defconfig b/configs/gwventana_gw5904_defconfig
index c94bedf..8f66189 100644
--- a/configs/gwventana_gw5904_defconfig
+++ b/configs/gwventana_gw5904_defconfig
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 CONFIG_SPL_POWER_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_VIDEO=y
 CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R_ADDR=0x18000000
+CONFIG_CMD_HDMIDETECT=y
 CONFIG_FIT=y
 CONFIG_FIT_VERBOSE=y
 CONFIG_OF_BOARD_SETUP=y
diff --git a/configs/gwventana_nand_defconfig b/configs/gwventana_nand_defconfig
index c362be9..5545171 100644
--- a/configs/gwventana_nand_defconfig
+++ b/configs/gwventana_nand_defconfig
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 CONFIG_SPL_POWER_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_VIDEO=y
 CONFIG_SPL_STACK_R_ADDR=0x18000000
+CONFIG_CMD_HDMIDETECT=y
 CONFIG_FIT=y
 CONFIG_FIT_VERBOSE=y
 CONFIG_OF_BOARD_SETUP=y
diff --git a/configs/mx6cuboxi_defconfig b/configs/mx6cuboxi_defconfig
index c34beb7..b180f54 100644
--- a/configs/mx6cuboxi_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mx6cuboxi_defconfig
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 CONFIG_SPL_LIBDISK_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_WATCHDOG_SUPPORT=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_BMODE is not set
+CONFIG_CMD_HDMIDETECT=y
 CONFIG_VIDEO=y
 CONFIG_DISTRO_DEFAULTS=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="IMX_CONFIG=arch/arm/imx-common/spl_sd.cfg,MX6QDL"
diff --git a/configs/mx6qsabrelite_defconfig b/configs/mx6qsabrelite_defconfig
index c4301e1..a542799 100644
--- a/configs/mx6qsabrelite_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mx6qsabrelite_defconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 CONFIG_ARCH_MX6=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_NITROGEN6X=y
 CONFIG_VIDEO=y
+CONFIG_CMD_HDMIDETECT=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="IMX_CONFIG=board/boundary/nitrogen6x/nitrogen6q.cfg,MX6Q,DDR_MB=1024,SABRELITE"
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=3
 CONFIG_SYS_CONSOLE_OVERWRITE_ROUTINE=y
diff --git a/configs/nitrogen6dl2g_defconfig b/configs/nitrogen6dl2g_defconfig
index 9b16bf4..5744ede 100644
--- a/configs/nitrogen6dl2g_defconfig
+++ b/configs/nitrogen6dl2g_defconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 CONFIG_ARCH_MX6=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_NITROGEN6X=y
 CONFIG_VIDEO=y
+CONFIG_CMD_HDMIDETECT=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="IMX_CONFIG=board/boundary/nitrogen6x/nitrogen6dl2g.cfg,MX6DL,DDR_MB=2048"
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=3
 CONFIG_SYS_CONSOLE_OVERWRITE_ROUTINE=y
diff --git a/configs/nitrogen6dl_defconfig b/configs/nitrogen6dl_defconfig
index 83bbf8e..dca89ec 100644
--- a/configs/nitrogen6dl_defconfig
+++ b/configs/nitrogen6dl_defconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 CONFIG_ARCH_MX6=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_NITROGEN6X=y
 CONFIG_VIDEO=y
+CONFIG_CMD_HDMIDETECT=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="IMX_CONFIG=board/boundary/nitrogen6x/nitrogen6dl.cfg,MX6DL,DDR_MB=1024"
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=3
 CONFIG_SYS_CONSOLE_OVERWRITE_ROUTINE=y
diff --git a/configs/nitrogen6q2g_defconfig b/configs/nitrogen6q2g_defconfig
index 69cf637..a19d093 100644
--- a/configs/nitrogen6q2g_defconfig
+++ b/configs/nitrogen6q2g_defconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 CONFIG_ARCH_MX6=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_NITROGEN6X=y
 CONFIG_VIDEO=y
+CONFIG_CMD_HDMIDETECT=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="IMX_CONFIG=board/boundary/nitrogen6x/nitrogen6q2g.cfg,MX6Q,DDR_MB=2048"
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=3
 CONFIG_SYS_CONSOLE_OVERWRITE_ROUTINE=y
diff --git a/configs/nitrogen6q_defconfig b/configs/nitrogen6q_defconfig
index 2e9ee2e..edf4b63 100644
--- a/configs/nitrogen6q_defconfig
+++ b/configs/nitrogen6q_defconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 CONFIG_ARCH_MX6=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_NITROGEN6X=y
 CONFIG_VIDEO=y
+CONFIG_CMD_HDMIDETECT=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="IMX_CONFIG=board/boundary/nitrogen6x/nitrogen6q.cfg,MX6Q,DDR_MB=1024"
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=3
 CONFIG_SYS_CONSOLE_OVERWRITE_ROUTINE=y
diff --git a/configs/nitrogen6s1g_defconfig b/configs/nitrogen6s1g_defconfig
index f3dd324..0f75320 100644
--- a/configs/nitrogen6s1g_defconfig
+++ b/configs/nitrogen6s1g_defconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 CONFIG_ARCH_MX6=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_NITROGEN6X=y
 CONFIG_VIDEO=y
+CONFIG_CMD_HDMIDETECT=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="IMX_CONFIG=board/boundary/nitrogen6x/nitrogen6s1g.cfg,MX6S,DDR_MB=1024"
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=3
 CONFIG_SYS_CONSOLE_OVERWRITE_ROUTINE=y
diff --git a/configs/nitrogen6s_defconfig b/configs/nitrogen6s_defconfig
index 5a825d6..45a5acb 100644
--- a/configs/nitrogen6s_defconfig
+++ b/configs/nitrogen6s_defconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 CONFIG_ARCH_MX6=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_NITROGEN6X=y
 CONFIG_VIDEO=y
+CONFIG_CMD_HDMIDETECT=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="IMX_CONFIG=board/boundary/nitrogen6x/nitrogen6s.cfg,MX6S,DDR_MB=512"
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=3
 CONFIG_SYS_CONSOLE_OVERWRITE_ROUTINE=y
diff --git a/configs/novena_defconfig b/configs/novena_defconfig
index 44d5b55..49b963c 100644
--- a/configs/novena_defconfig
+++ b/configs/novena_defconfig
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 CONFIG_SPL_LIBDISK_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_WATCHDOG_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_FAT_SUPPORT=y
+CONFIG_CMD_HDMIDETECT=y
 CONFIG_VIDEO=y
 CONFIG_DISTRO_DEFAULTS=y
 CONFIG_FIT=y
diff --git a/configs/pcm058_defconfig b/configs/pcm058_defconfig
index c8219b5..c55537c 100644
--- a/configs/pcm058_defconfig
+++ b/configs/pcm058_defconfig
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 CONFIG_SPL_SPI_FLASH_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SPI_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_WATCHDOG_SUPPORT=y
+CONFIG_CMD_HDMIDETECT=y
 CONFIG_FIT=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="IMX_CONFIG=arch/arm/imx-common/spl_sd.cfg,MX6Q"
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=3
diff --git a/configs/tbs2910_defconfig b/configs/tbs2910_defconfig
index e462283..da042ae 100644
--- a/configs/tbs2910_defconfig
+++ b/configs/tbs2910_defconfig
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 CONFIG_TARGET_TBS2910=y
 CONFIG_PRE_CONSOLE_BUFFER=y
 CONFIG_VIDEO=y
+CONFIG_CMD_HDMIDETECT=y
 CONFIG_FIT=y
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=3
 CONFIG_PRE_CON_BUF_ADDR=0x7c000000
diff --git a/configs/wandboard_defconfig b/configs/wandboard_defconfig
index f4c9b6b..b4b3283 100644
--- a/configs/wandboard_defconfig
+++ b/configs/wandboard_defconfig
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 CONFIG_SPL_LIBDISK_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_WATCHDOG_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_VIDEO=y
+CONFIG_CMD_HDMIDETECT=y
 CONFIG_DISTRO_DEFAULTS=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="IMX_CONFIG=arch/arm/imx-common/spl_sd.cfg,MX6QDL"
 # CONFIG_CONSOLE_MUX is not set
diff --git a/include/configs/apalis_imx6.h b/include/configs/apalis_imx6.h
index 8eddb68..9220d04 100644
--- a/include/configs/apalis_imx6.h
+++ b/include/configs/apalis_imx6.h
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_VIDEO_LOGO
 #define CONFIG_VIDEO_BMP_LOGO
 #define CONFIG_IPUV3_CLK		260000000
-#define CONFIG_CMD_HDMIDETECT
 #define CONFIG_CONSOLE_MUX
 #define CONFIG_IMX_HDMI
 #define CONFIG_IMX_VIDEO_SKIP
diff --git a/include/configs/colibri_imx6.h b/include/configs/colibri_imx6.h
index 6189a61..0882ef8 100644
--- a/include/configs/colibri_imx6.h
+++ b/include/configs/colibri_imx6.h
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_VIDEO_LOGO
 #define CONFIG_VIDEO_BMP_LOGO
 #define CONFIG_IPUV3_CLK		260000000
-#define CONFIG_CMD_HDMIDETECT
 #define CONFIG_CONSOLE_MUX
 #define CONFIG_IMX_HDMI
 #define CONFIG_IMX_VIDEO_SKIP
diff --git a/include/configs/gw_ventana.h b/include/configs/gw_ventana.h
index 68e69b8..2227eea 100644
--- a/include/configs/gw_ventana.h
+++ b/include/configs/gw_ventana.h
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_POWER_LTC3676_I2C_ADDR  0x3c
 
 /* Various command support */
-#define CONFIG_CMD_HDMIDETECT    /* detect HDMI output device */
 #define CONFIG_CMD_UNZIP         /* gzwrite */
 #define CONFIG_RBTREE
 
@@ -173,7 +172,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_VIDEO_IPUV3
 #define CONFIG_VIDEO_LOGO
 #define CONFIG_IPUV3_CLK          260000000
-#define CONFIG_CMD_HDMIDETECT
 #define CONFIG_IMX_HDMI
 #define CONFIG_IMX_VIDEO_SKIP
 #define CONFIG_VIDEO_BMP_LOGO
diff --git a/include/configs/mx6cuboxi.h b/include/configs/mx6cuboxi.h
index b2cecc5..bc22f56 100644
--- a/include/configs/mx6cuboxi.h
+++ b/include/configs/mx6cuboxi.h
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_VIDEO_LOGO
 #define CONFIG_VIDEO_BMP_LOGO
 #define CONFIG_IMX_HDMI
-#define CONFIG_CMD_HDMIDETECT
 #define CONFIG_IMX_VIDEO_SKIP
 
 /* USB */
diff --git a/include/configs/nitrogen6x.h b/include/configs/nitrogen6x.h
index 1362528..00b84f7 100644
--- a/include/configs/nitrogen6x.h
+++ b/include/configs/nitrogen6x.h
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_SYS_VIDEO_LOGO_MAX_SIZE (6 * 1024 * 1024)
 #define CONFIG_BMP_16BPP
 #define CONFIG_IPUV3_CLK 260000000
-#define CONFIG_CMD_HDMIDETECT
 #define CONFIG_IMX_HDMI
 #define CONFIG_IMX_VIDEO_SKIP
 
diff --git a/include/configs/novena.h b/include/configs/novena.h
index 753b59f..6cb1807 100644
--- a/include/configs/novena.h
+++ b/include/configs/novena.h
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_BMP_16BPP
 #define CONFIG_VIDEO_LOGO
 #define CONFIG_IPUV3_CLK		260000000
-#define CONFIG_CMD_HDMIDETECT
 #define CONFIG_IMX_HDMI
 #define CONFIG_IMX_VIDEO_SKIP
 #endif
diff --git a/include/configs/pcm058.h b/include/configs/pcm058.h
index 44b4ffd..39018ac 100644
--- a/include/configs/pcm058.h
+++ b/include/configs/pcm058.h
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@
 #define MTDPARTS_DEFAULT  "mtdparts=nand:16m(uboot),1m(env),-(rootfs)"
 
 /* Various command support */
-#define CONFIG_CMD_HDMIDETECT    /* detect HDMI output device */
 #define CONFIG_RBTREE
 
 /* Physical Memory Map */
diff --git a/include/configs/tbs2910.h b/include/configs/tbs2910.h
index 9720a09..84ca1c4 100644
--- a/include/configs/tbs2910.h
+++ b/include/configs/tbs2910.h
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_VIDEO_BMP_RLE8
 #define CONFIG_IMX_HDMI
 #define CONFIG_IMX_VIDEO_SKIP
-#define CONFIG_CMD_HDMIDETECT
 #endif
 
 /* PCI */
diff --git a/include/configs/wandboard.h b/include/configs/wandboard.h
index 3e0ea71..2a6c6fb 100644
--- a/include/configs/wandboard.h
+++ b/include/configs/wandboard.h
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_VIDEO_LOGO
 #define CONFIG_VIDEO_BMP_LOGO
 #define CONFIG_IPUV3_CLK 260000000
-#define CONFIG_CMD_HDMIDETECT
 #define CONFIG_IMX_HDMI
 #define CONFIG_IMX_VIDEO_SKIP
 #endif
diff --git a/scripts/config_whitelist.txt b/scripts/config_whitelist.txt
index 6aaafaf..b751c3e 100644
--- a/scripts/config_whitelist.txt
+++ b/scripts/config_whitelist.txt
@@ -383,8 +383,6 @@
 CONFIG_CMDLINE_EDITING
 CONFIG_CMDLINE_PS_SUPPORT
 CONFIG_CMDLINE_TAG
-CONFIG_CMD_HD44780
-CONFIG_CMD_HDMIDETECT
 CONFIG_CMD_IDE
 CONFIG_CMD_IMMAP
 CONFIG_CMD_IMXOTP