diff --git a/drivers/ddr/marvell/axp/ddr3_init.c b/drivers/ddr/marvell/axp/ddr3_init.c
index 13df9126e77..30ad5d4151f 100644
--- a/drivers/ddr/marvell/axp/ddr3_init.c
+++ b/drivers/ddr/marvell/axp/ddr3_init.c
@@ -434,10 +434,6 @@ static u32 ddr3_init_main(void)
 	scrub_size = 0;
 #endif
 
-#if defined(ECC_SUPPORT) && defined(AUTO_DETECTION_SUPPORT)
-	ecc = DRAM_ECC;
-#endif
-
 #if defined(ECC_SUPPORT) && defined(AUTO_DETECTION_SUPPORT)
 	ecc = 0;
 	if (ddr3_check_config(BUS_WIDTH_ECC_TWSI_ADDR, CONFIG_ECC))