diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/am33xx/board.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/am33xx/board.c
index 29b1d734382a3c8a83a41cad409a8b5b6e217d7e..eaf09d1a627746e0aea1c1317aa6a8ea390693ad 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/am33xx/board.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/am33xx/board.c
@@ -294,7 +294,6 @@ void s_init(void)
 	save_omap_boot_params();
 #endif
 	watchdog_disable();
-	timer_init();
 	set_uart_mux_conf();
 	setup_clocks_for_console();
 	uart_soft_reset();