diff --git a/common/cros_ec.c b/common/cros_ec.c
index f9c74ca0b9..7a4f785bc8 100644
--- a/common/cros_ec.c
+++ b/common/cros_ec.c
@@ -28,11 +28,6 @@ struct cros_ec_dev *board_get_cros_ec_dev(void)
 	return dev_get_uclass_priv(dev);
 }
 
-int cros_ec_board_init(void)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int cros_ec_get_error(void)
 {
 	struct udevice *dev;
diff --git a/include/cros_ec.h b/include/cros_ec.h
index 850c09e11d..3b2be2c2fa 100644
--- a/include/cros_ec.h
+++ b/include/cros_ec.h
@@ -362,13 +362,6 @@ int cros_ec_set_ldo(struct cros_ec_dev *dev, uint8_t index, uint8_t state);
  */
 int cros_ec_get_ldo(struct cros_ec_dev *dev, uint8_t index, uint8_t *state);
 
-/**
- * Initialize the Chrome OS EC at board initialization time.
- *
- * @return 0 if ok, -ve on error
- */
-int cros_ec_board_init(void);
-
 /**
  * Get access to the error reported when cros_ec_board_init() was called
  *