diff --git a/env/eeprom.c b/env/eeprom.c
index 253bdf14284..f8556a47213 100644
--- a/env/eeprom.c
+++ b/env/eeprom.c
@@ -64,24 +64,6 @@ static int eeprom_bus_write(unsigned dev_addr, unsigned offset,
 	return rcode;
 }
 
-/** Call this function from overridden env_get_char_spec() if you need
- * this functionality.
- */
-int env_eeprom_get_char(int index)
-{
-	uchar c;
-	unsigned int off = CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET;
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET_REDUND
-	if (gd->env_valid == ENV_REDUND)
-		off = CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET_REDUND;
-#endif
-	eeprom_bus_read(CONFIG_SYS_I2C_EEPROM_ADDR,
-			off + index + offsetof(env_t, data), &c, 1);
-
-	return c;
-}
-
 static int env_eeprom_load(void)
 {
 	char buf_env[CONFIG_ENV_SIZE];
diff --git a/env/env.c b/env/env.c
index e5340080060..91d220c3dd1 100644
--- a/env/env.c
+++ b/env/env.c
@@ -166,17 +166,12 @@ static struct env_driver *env_driver_lookup(enum env_operation op, int prio)
 	return drv;
 }
 
-__weak int env_get_char_spec(int index)
-{
-	return *(uchar *)(gd->env_addr + index);
-}
-
 int env_get_char(int index)
 {
 	if (gd->env_valid == ENV_INVALID)
 		return default_environment[index];
 	else
-		return env_get_char_spec(index);
+		return *(uchar *)(gd->env_addr + index);
 }
 
 int env_load(void)
diff --git a/env/nvram.c b/env/nvram.c
index f4126858b5b..261b31edfbb 100644
--- a/env/nvram.c
+++ b/env/nvram.c
@@ -42,20 +42,6 @@ extern void nvram_write(long dest, const void *src, size_t count);
 static env_t *env_ptr = (env_t *)CONFIG_ENV_ADDR;
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_NVRAM_ACCESS_ROUTINE
-/** Call this function from overridden env_get_char_spec() if you need
- * this functionality.
- */
-int env_nvram_get_char(int index)
-{
-	uchar c;
-
-	nvram_read(&c, CONFIG_ENV_ADDR + index, 1);
-
-	return c;
-}
-#endif
-
 static int env_nvram_load(void)
 {
 	char buf[CONFIG_ENV_SIZE];