diff --git a/sys/arm/freescale/imx/imx6_machdep.c b/sys/arm/freescale/imx/imx6_machdep.c
index 26c711077b8..abca91fa2ed 100644
--- a/sys/arm/freescale/imx/imx6_machdep.c
+++ b/sys/arm/freescale/imx/imx6_machdep.c
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@ void
 initarm_early_init(void)
 {
 
-	/* XXX - Get rid of this stuff soon. */
-	boothowto |= RB_VERBOSE|RB_MULTIPLE;
-	bootverbose = 1;
 }
 
 void