diff --git a/configs/am335x_pdu001_defconfig b/configs/am335x_pdu001_defconfig
index 625ee6603d..3a69bbf460 100644
--- a/configs/am335x_pdu001_defconfig
+++ b/configs/am335x_pdu001_defconfig
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ CONFIG_SPL_FAT_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_LIBDISK_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="am335x-pdu001"
 CONFIG_LOCALVERSION="-EETS-1.0.0"
+CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INIT=y
 CONFIG_DISTRO_DEFAULTS=y
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=1
 # CONFIG_USE_BOOTCOMMAND is not set
diff --git a/configs/bcm7445_defconfig b/configs/bcm7445_defconfig
index 8b4247882f..c1e8194fcc 100644
--- a/configs/bcm7445_defconfig
+++ b/configs/bcm7445_defconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_BCMSTB=y
 CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE=0x80100000
 CONFIG_TARGET_BCM7445=y
+CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INIT=y
 CONFIG_FIT=y
 CONFIG_FIT_SIGNATURE=y
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=1
diff --git a/configs/cl-som-imx7_defconfig b/configs/cl-som-imx7_defconfig
index d47dd66197..3321d02e14 100644
--- a/configs/cl-som-imx7_defconfig
+++ b/configs/cl-som-imx7_defconfig
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ CONFIG_SPL_SPI_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_ARMV7_BOOT_SEC_DEFAULT=y
 CONFIG_IMX_RDC=y
 CONFIG_IMX_BOOTAUX=y
+CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INIT=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="IMX_CONFIG=arch/arm/mach-imx/spl_sd.cfg"
 CONFIG_SPI_BOOT=y
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=3
diff --git a/configs/controlcenterdc_defconfig b/configs/controlcenterdc_defconfig
index a66a281ede..e492a09255 100644
--- a/configs/controlcenterdc_defconfig
+++ b/configs/controlcenterdc_defconfig
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ CONFIG_SPL_SPI_FLASH_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SPI_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="armada-38x-controlcenterdc"
 CONFIG_DEBUG_UART=y
+CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INIT=y
 CONFIG_FIT=y
 CONFIG_FIT_SIGNATURE=y
 CONFIG_FIT_VERBOSE=y
diff --git a/configs/hsdk_defconfig b/configs/hsdk_defconfig
index eec19478c6..332cc6a2b7 100644
--- a/configs/hsdk_defconfig
+++ b/configs/hsdk_defconfig
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_CLOCK=33333333
 CONFIG_SYS_CLK_FREQ=500000000
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="hsdk"
 CONFIG_DEBUG_UART=y
+CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INIT=y
 CONFIG_USE_BOOTARGS=y
 CONFIG_BOOTARGS="console=ttyS0,115200n8"
 CONFIG_BOARD_EARLY_INIT_F=y
diff --git a/configs/mccmon6_nor_defconfig b/configs/mccmon6_nor_defconfig
index 93cf3eef27..b5e3152443 100644
--- a/configs/mccmon6_nor_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mccmon6_nor_defconfig
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ CONFIG_TARGET_MCCMON6=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SERIAL_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_BMODE is not set
+CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INIT=y
 CONFIG_DISTRO_DEFAULTS=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="IMX_CONFIG=board/liebherr/mccmon6/mon6_imximage_nor.cfg"
 # CONFIG_USE_BOOTCOMMAND is not set
diff --git a/configs/mccmon6_sd_defconfig b/configs/mccmon6_sd_defconfig
index 2abaa82a35..23bcb37d06 100644
--- a/configs/mccmon6_sd_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mccmon6_sd_defconfig
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ CONFIG_SPL_MMC_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SERIAL_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_BMODE is not set
+CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INIT=y
 CONFIG_DISTRO_DEFAULTS=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="IMX_CONFIG=board/liebherr/mccmon6/mon6_imximage_sd.cfg"
 # CONFIG_USE_BOOTCOMMAND is not set
diff --git a/configs/mx53ppd_defconfig b/configs/mx53ppd_defconfig
index 8a0cc5d481..9bd20cb4b6 100644
--- a/configs/mx53ppd_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mx53ppd_defconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_MX5=y
 CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE=0x77800000
 CONFIG_TARGET_MX53PPD=y
+CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INIT=y
 CONFIG_FIT=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="IMX_CONFIG=board/ge/mx53ppd/imximage.cfg"
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=1
diff --git a/configs/stm32f746-disco_defconfig b/configs/stm32f746-disco_defconfig
index b376e8b1c3..e9b2318b42 100644
--- a/configs/stm32f746-disco_defconfig
+++ b/configs/stm32f746-disco_defconfig
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN=0xC00
 CONFIG_STM32F7=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_STM32F746_DISCO=y
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="stm32f746-disco"
+CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INIT=y
 CONFIG_ENV_VARS_UBOOT_CONFIG=y
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=3
 CONFIG_USE_BOOTARGS=y
diff --git a/configs/stm32h743-disco_defconfig b/configs/stm32h743-disco_defconfig
index e98d18c11d..c1131318e2 100644
--- a/configs/stm32h743-disco_defconfig
+++ b/configs/stm32h743-disco_defconfig
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN=0xF00
 CONFIG_STM32H7=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_STM32H743_DISCO=y
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="stm32h743i-disco"
+CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INIT=y
 CONFIG_DISTRO_DEFAULTS=y
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=3
 # CONFIG_USE_BOOTCOMMAND is not set
diff --git a/configs/stm32h743-eval_defconfig b/configs/stm32h743-eval_defconfig
index 84d0ca7a84..636981d5d2 100644
--- a/configs/stm32h743-eval_defconfig
+++ b/configs/stm32h743-eval_defconfig
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN=0xF00
 CONFIG_STM32H7=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_STM32H743_EVAL=y
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="stm32h743i-eval"
+CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INIT=y
 CONFIG_DISTRO_DEFAULTS=y
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=3
 # CONFIG_USE_BOOTCOMMAND is not set
diff --git a/include/configs/bcmstb.h b/include/configs/bcmstb.h
index c74fe4086e..2cc5b4f0c2 100644
--- a/include/configs/bcmstb.h
+++ b/include/configs/bcmstb.h
@@ -183,6 +183,5 @@ extern phys_addr_t prior_stage_fdt_address;
  * Set fdtaddr to prior stage-provided DTB in board_late_init, when
  * writeable environment is available.
  */
-#define CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INIT
 
 #endif /* __BCMSTB_H */
diff --git a/include/configs/cl-som-imx7.h b/include/configs/cl-som-imx7.h
index faea6c6b93..972872f2c5 100644
--- a/include/configs/cl-som-imx7.h
+++ b/include/configs/cl-som-imx7.h
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 /* Size of malloc() pool */
 #define CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN		(32 * SZ_1M)
 
-#define CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INIT
-
 /* Uncomment to enable secure boot support */
 /* #define CONFIG_SECURE_BOOT */
 #define CONFIG_CSF_SIZE			0x4000
diff --git a/include/configs/controlcenterdc.h b/include/configs/controlcenterdc.h
index b38cab1164..0fce0fa38b 100644
--- a/include/configs/controlcenterdc.h
+++ b/include/configs/controlcenterdc.h
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_CUSTOMER_BOARD_SUPPORT
 
 #define CONFIG_SKIP_LOWLEVEL_INIT	/* disable board lowlevel_init */
-#define CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INIT
 
 /*
  * TEXT_BASE needs to be below 16MiB, since this area is scrubbed
diff --git a/include/configs/hsdk.h b/include/configs/hsdk.h
index 5da053002e..222252a08b 100644
--- a/include/configs/hsdk.h
+++ b/include/configs/hsdk.h
@@ -128,6 +128,5 @@ setenv core_iccm_3 0x6; setenv core_dccm_3 0x6;\0"
 /*
  * Callback configuration
  */
-#define CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INIT
 
 #endif /* _CONFIG_HSDK_H_ */
diff --git a/include/configs/mccmon6.h b/include/configs/mccmon6.h
index 0816fae365..372bcf119f 100644
--- a/include/configs/mccmon6.h
+++ b/include/configs/mccmon6.h
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN		(10 * SZ_1M)
 
 #define CONFIG_BOARD_EARLY_INIT_F
-#define CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INIT
 
 #define CONFIG_MXC_UART
 #define CONFIG_MXC_UART_BASE		UART1_BASE
diff --git a/include/configs/mx53ppd.h b/include/configs/mx53ppd.h
index e08e83151f..c38d198f7e 100644
--- a/include/configs/mx53ppd.h
+++ b/include/configs/mx53ppd.h
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT_MSECS 8000
 
 #define CONFIG_MISC_INIT_R
-#define CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INIT
 #define CONFIG_REVISION_TAG
 
 #define CONFIG_MXC_UART
diff --git a/include/configs/pdu001.h b/include/configs/pdu001.h
index 7b809e2329..012de3b16f 100644
--- a/include/configs/pdu001.h
+++ b/include/configs/pdu001.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 
 #define MACH_TYPE_PDU001	5075
 #define CONFIG_MACH_TYPE	MACH_TYPE_PDU001
-#define CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INIT
 
 /* Clock Defines */
 #define V_OSCK			24000000  /* Clock output from T2 */
diff --git a/include/configs/stm32f746-disco.h b/include/configs/stm32f746-disco.h
index 3a76c5807a..e654407b5b 100644
--- a/include/configs/stm32f746-disco.h
+++ b/include/configs/stm32f746-disco.h
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@
 /*
  * Command line configuration.
  */
-#define CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INIT
 #define CONFIG_DISPLAY_BOARDINFO
 
 /* For SPL */
diff --git a/include/configs/stm32h743-disco.h b/include/configs/stm32h743-disco.h
index 822ab2de77..67dbee0b6c 100644
--- a/include/configs/stm32h743-disco.h
+++ b/include/configs/stm32h743-disco.h
@@ -49,6 +49,5 @@
 /*
  * Command line configuration.
  */
-#define CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INIT
 
 #endif /* __CONFIG_H */
diff --git a/include/configs/stm32h743-eval.h b/include/configs/stm32h743-eval.h
index b49dc1a34a..8bc5247261 100644
--- a/include/configs/stm32h743-eval.h
+++ b/include/configs/stm32h743-eval.h
@@ -49,6 +49,5 @@
 /*
  * Command line configuration.
  */
-#define CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INIT
 
 #endif /* __CONFIG_H */
diff --git a/include/configs/xilinx_zynqmp_mini.h b/include/configs/xilinx_zynqmp_mini.h
index becb125f0a..f4c02276f9 100644
--- a/include/configs/xilinx_zynqmp_mini.h
+++ b/include/configs/xilinx_zynqmp_mini.h
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #undef CONFIG_BOOTM_NETBSD
 #undef CONFIG_BOOTM_VXWORKS
 #undef CONFIG_BOOTM_LINUX
-#undef CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INIT
 
 /* BOOTP options */
 #undef CONFIG_BOOTP_BOOTFILESIZE
diff --git a/include/configs/zynq_cse.h b/include/configs/zynq_cse.h
index c4587a1837..e7a4d4108a 100644
--- a/include/configs/zynq_cse.h
+++ b/include/configs/zynq_cse.h
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 /* Undef unneeded configs */
 #undef CONFIG_EXTRA_ENV_SETTINGS
-#undef CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INIT
 #undef CONFIG_ZLIB
 #undef CONFIG_GZIP
 
