diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/board.c b/arch/arm/lib/board.c
index 3d78274..2c4276b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/lib/board.c
+++ b/arch/arm/lib/board.c
@@ -536,9 +536,6 @@ void board_init_r(gd_t *id, ulong dest_addr)
 	arm_pci_init();
 #endif
 
-	/* IP Address */
-	gd->bd->bi_ip_addr = getenv_IPaddr("ipaddr");
-
 	stdio_init();	/* get the devices list going. */
 
 	jumptable_init();
@@ -576,14 +573,6 @@ void board_init_r(gd_t *id, ulong dest_addr)
 
 	/* Initialize from environment */
 	load_addr = getenv_ulong("loadaddr", 16, load_addr);
-#if defined(CONFIG_CMD_NET)
-	{
-		char *s = getenv("bootfile");
-
-		if (s != NULL)
-			copy_filename(BootFile, s, sizeof(BootFile));
-	}
-#endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INIT
 	board_late_init();
diff --git a/arch/avr32/lib/board.c b/arch/avr32/lib/board.c
index 63fe297..4bc3c8a 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/lib/board.c
+++ b/arch/avr32/lib/board.c
@@ -304,8 +304,6 @@ void board_init_r(gd_t *new_gd, ulong dest_addr)
 	/* initialize environment */
 	env_relocate();
 
-	bd->bi_ip_addr = getenv_IPaddr ("ipaddr");
-
 	stdio_init();
 	jumptable_init();
 	console_init_r();
@@ -317,9 +315,6 @@ void board_init_r(gd_t *new_gd, ulong dest_addr)
 	bb_miiphy_init();
 #endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_CMD_NET)
-	s = getenv("bootfile");
-	if (s)
-		copy_filename(BootFile, s, sizeof(BootFile));
 	puts("Net:   ");
 	eth_initialize(gd->bd);
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/lib/board.c b/arch/blackfin/lib/board.c
index e3ee4cd..4310fef 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/lib/board.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/lib/board.c
@@ -294,15 +294,8 @@ static void board_net_init_r(bd_t *bd)
 	bb_miiphy_init();
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_CMD_NET
-	char *s;
-
-	if ((s = getenv("bootfile")) != NULL)
-		copy_filename(BootFile, s, sizeof(BootFile));
-
-	bd->bi_ip_addr = getenv_IPaddr("ipaddr");
-
 	printf("Net:   ");
-	eth_initialize(gd->bd);
+	eth_initialize(bd);
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/m68k/lib/board.c b/arch/m68k/lib/board.c
index 259b71c..b3dca77 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/lib/board.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/lib/board.c
@@ -507,15 +507,6 @@ void board_init_r (gd_t *id, ulong dest_addr)
 	/* relocate environment function pointers etc. */
 	env_relocate ();
 
-	/*
-	 * Fill in missing fields of bd_info.
-	 * We do this here, where we have "normal" access to the
-	 * environment; we used to do this still running from ROM,
-	 * where had to use getenv_f(), which can be pretty slow when
-	 * the environment is in EEPROM.
-	 */
-	bd->bi_ip_addr = getenv_IPaddr ("ipaddr");
-
 	WATCHDOG_RESET ();
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_PCI)
@@ -568,11 +559,6 @@ void board_init_r (gd_t *id, ulong dest_addr)
 
 	/* Initialize from environment */
 	load_addr = getenv_ulong("loadaddr", 16, load_addr);
-#if defined(CONFIG_CMD_NET)
-	if ((s = getenv ("bootfile")) != NULL) {
-		copy_filename (BootFile, s, sizeof (BootFile));
-	}
-#endif
 
 	WATCHDOG_RESET ();
 
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/lib/board.c b/arch/microblaze/lib/board.c
index 9828b76..f3679d5 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/lib/board.c
+++ b/arch/microblaze/lib/board.c
@@ -176,19 +176,12 @@ void board_init (void)
 	load_addr = getenv_ulong("loadaddr", 16, load_addr);
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_CMD_NET)
-	/* IP Address */
-	bd->bi_ip_addr = getenv_IPaddr("ipaddr");
-
 	printf("Net:   ");
 	eth_initialize(gd->bd);
 
 	uchar enetaddr[6];
 	eth_getenv_enetaddr("ethaddr", enetaddr);
 	printf("MAC:   %pM\n", enetaddr);
-
-	s = getenv("bootfile");
-	if (s != NULL)
-		copy_filename(BootFile, s, sizeof(BootFile));
 #endif
 
 	/* main_loop */
diff --git a/arch/mips/lib/board.c b/arch/mips/lib/board.c
index d998f0e..6b36a98 100644
--- a/arch/mips/lib/board.c
+++ b/arch/mips/lib/board.c
@@ -316,9 +316,6 @@ void board_init_r(gd_t *id, ulong dest_addr)
 	/* relocate environment function pointers etc. */
 	env_relocate();
 
-	/* IP Address */
-	bd->bi_ip_addr = getenv_IPaddr("ipaddr");
-
 #if defined(CONFIG_PCI)
 	/*
 	 * Do pci configuration
@@ -338,14 +335,6 @@ void board_init_r(gd_t *id, ulong dest_addr)
 
 	/* Initialize from environment */
 	load_addr = getenv_ulong("loadaddr", 16, load_addr);
-#if defined(CONFIG_CMD_NET)
-	{
-		char *s = getenv("bootfile");
-
-		if (s != NULL)
-			copy_filename(BootFile, s, sizeof(BootFile));
-	}
-#endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CMD_SPI
 	puts("SPI:   ");
diff --git a/arch/nds32/lib/board.c b/arch/nds32/lib/board.c
index 66e4537..446e0fd 100644
--- a/arch/nds32/lib/board.c
+++ b/arch/nds32/lib/board.c
@@ -368,9 +368,6 @@ void board_init_r(gd_t *id, ulong dest_addr)
 	nds32_pci_init();
 #endif
 
-	/* IP Address */
-	gd->bd->bi_ip_addr = getenv_IPaddr("ipaddr");
-
 	stdio_init();	/* get the devices list going. */
 
 	jumptable_init();
@@ -401,12 +398,6 @@ void board_init_r(gd_t *id, ulong dest_addr)
 	/* Initialize from environment */
 	load_addr = getenv_ulong("loadaddr", 16, load_addr);
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_CMD_NET)
-	s = getenv("bootfile");
-	if (s != NULL)
-		copy_filename(BootFile, s, sizeof(BootFile));
-#endif
-
 #ifdef BOARD_LATE_INIT
 	board_late_init();
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/nios2/lib/board.c b/arch/nios2/lib/board.c
index 65de26e..ca8a3e5 100644
--- a/arch/nios2/lib/board.c
+++ b/arch/nios2/lib/board.c
@@ -143,8 +143,6 @@ void board_init (void)
 	WATCHDOG_RESET ();
 	env_relocate();
 
-	bd->bi_ip_addr = getenv_IPaddr ("ipaddr");
-
 	WATCHDOG_RESET ();
 	stdio_init();
 	jumptable_init();
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/board.c b/arch/powerpc/lib/board.c
index ff5888e..931b098 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/board.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/board.c
@@ -877,9 +877,6 @@ void board_init_r(gd_t *id, ulong dest_addr)
 #endif
 #endif /* CONFIG_CMD_NET */
 
-	/* IP Address */
-	bd->bi_ip_addr = getenv_IPaddr("ipaddr");
-
 	WATCHDOG_RESET();
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_PCI) && !defined(CONFIG_SYS_EARLY_PCI_INIT)
@@ -935,14 +932,6 @@ void board_init_r(gd_t *id, ulong dest_addr)
 
 	/* Initialize from environment */
 	load_addr = getenv_ulong("loadaddr", 16, load_addr);
-#if defined(CONFIG_CMD_NET)
-	{
-		char *s = getenv("bootfile");
-
-		if (s != NULL)
-			copy_filename(BootFile, s, sizeof(BootFile));
-	}
-#endif
 
 	WATCHDOG_RESET();
 
diff --git a/arch/sandbox/lib/board.c b/arch/sandbox/lib/board.c
index b7997e9..a71b1ba 100644
--- a/arch/sandbox/lib/board.c
+++ b/arch/sandbox/lib/board.c
@@ -226,9 +226,6 @@ void board_init_r(gd_t *id, ulong dest_addr)
 	/* initialize environment */
 	env_relocate();
 
-	/* IP Address */
-	gd->bd->bi_ip_addr = getenv_IPaddr("ipaddr");
-
 	stdio_init();	/* get the devices list going. */
 
 	jumptable_init();
diff --git a/arch/sh/lib/board.c b/arch/sh/lib/board.c
index d9c0c22..e1a5739 100644
--- a/arch/sh/lib/board.c
+++ b/arch/sh/lib/board.c
@@ -99,14 +99,6 @@ static int sh_mem_env_init(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_CMD_NET)
-static int sh_net_init(void)
-{
-	gd->bd->bi_ip_addr = getenv_IPaddr("ipaddr");
-	return 0;
-}
-#endif
-
 #if defined(CONFIG_CMD_MMC)
 static int sh_mmc_init(void)
 {
@@ -144,9 +136,6 @@ init_fnc_t *init_sequence[] =
 #ifdef CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INIT
 	board_late_init,
 #endif
-#if defined(CONFIG_CMD_NET)
-	sh_net_init,		/* SH specific eth init */
-#endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_CMD_MMC)
 	sh_mmc_init,
 #endif
@@ -200,15 +189,8 @@ void sh_generic_init(void)
 	bb_miiphy_init();
 #endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_CMD_NET)
-	{
-		char *s;
-		puts("Net:   ");
-		eth_initialize(gd->bd);
-
-		s = getenv("bootfile");
-		if (s != NULL)
-			copy_filename(BootFile, s, sizeof(BootFile));
-	}
+	puts("Net:   ");
+	eth_initialize(gd->bd);
 #endif /* CONFIG_CMD_NET */
 
 	while (1) {
diff --git a/arch/sparc/lib/board.c b/arch/sparc/lib/board.c
index 519a4fb..a36f165 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/lib/board.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/lib/board.c
@@ -333,8 +333,6 @@ void board_init_f(ulong bootflag)
 	mac_read_from_eeprom();
 #endif
 
-	/* IP Address */
-	bd->bi_ip_addr = getenv_IPaddr("ipaddr");
 #if defined(CONFIG_PCI)
 	/*
 	 * Do pci configuration
@@ -359,11 +357,6 @@ void board_init_f(ulong bootflag)
 
 	/* Initialize from environment */
 	load_addr = getenv_ulong("loadaddr", 16, load_addr);
-#if defined(CONFIG_CMD_NET)
-	if ((s = getenv("bootfile")) != NULL) {
-		copy_filename(BootFile, s, sizeof(BootFile));
-	}
-#endif /* CONFIG_CMD_NET */
 
 	WATCHDOG_RESET();
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/board.c b/arch/x86/lib/board.c
index d742fec..595b3c9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/board.c
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/board.c
@@ -321,12 +321,6 @@ void board_init_r(gd_t *id, ulong dest_addr)
 	env_relocate();
 	show_boot_progress(0x26);
 
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_CMD_NET
-	/* IP Address */
-	bd_data.bi_ip_addr = getenv_IPaddr("ipaddr");
-#endif
-
 #if defined(CONFIG_PCI)
 	/*
 	 * Do pci configuration
@@ -373,12 +367,6 @@ void board_init_r(gd_t *id, ulong dest_addr)
 
 	/* Initialize from environment */
 	load_addr = getenv_ulong("loadaddr", 16, load_addr);
-#if defined(CONFIG_CMD_NET)
-	s = getenv("bootfile");
-
-	if (s != NULL)
-		copy_filename(BootFile, s, sizeof(BootFile));
-#endif
 
 	WATCHDOG_RESET();
 
diff --git a/net/eth.c b/net/eth.c
index f3a55ba..c5daee1 100644
--- a/net/eth.c
+++ b/net/eth.c
@@ -224,6 +224,16 @@ int eth_register(struct eth_device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void eth_env_init(bd_t *bis)
+{
+	const char *s;
+
+	if ((s = getenv("bootfile")) != NULL)
+		copy_filename(BootFile, s, sizeof(BootFile));
+
+	bis->bi_ip_addr = getenv_IPaddr("ipaddr");
+}
+
 int eth_initialize(bd_t *bis)
 {
 	int num_devices = 0;
@@ -239,6 +249,8 @@ int eth_initialize(bd_t *bis)
 	phy_init();
 #endif
 
+	eth_env_init(bis);
+
 	/*
 	 * If board-specific initialization exists, call it.
 	 * If not, call a CPU-specific one
