diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/start.S
index b3eef705a53..91b00a46cce 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/start.S
@@ -104,10 +104,6 @@ pie_skip_reloc:
 pie_fixup_done:
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_RESET_SCTRL
-	bl reset_sctrl
-#endif
-
 #if defined(CONFIG_ARMV8_SPL_EXCEPTION_VECTORS) || !defined(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD)
 .macro	set_vbar, regname, reg
 	msr	\regname, \reg
@@ -195,39 +191,6 @@ slave_cpu:
 master_cpu:
 	bl	_main
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_RESET_SCTRL
-reset_sctrl:
-	switch_el x1, 3f, 2f, 1f
-3:
-	mrs	x0, sctlr_el3
-	b	0f
-2:
-	mrs	x0, sctlr_el2
-	b	0f
-1:
-	mrs	x0, sctlr_el1
-
-0:
-	ldr	x1, =0xfdfffffa
-	and	x0, x0, x1
-
-	switch_el x1, 6f, 5f, 4f
-6:
-	msr	sctlr_el3, x0
-	b	7f
-5:
-	msr	sctlr_el2, x0
-	b	7f
-4:
-	msr	sctlr_el1, x0
-
-7:
-	dsb	sy
-	isb
-	b	__asm_invalidate_tlb_all
-	ret
-#endif
-
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 WEAK(apply_core_errata)