diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/imx23-olinuxino-u-boot.dtsi b/arch/arm/dts/imx23-olinuxino-u-boot.dtsi
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dee8433696
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/imx23-olinuxino-u-boot.dtsi
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+
+&ssp0 {
+	non-removable;
+};
diff --git a/board/olimex/mx23_olinuxino/mx23_olinuxino.c b/board/olimex/mx23_olinuxino/mx23_olinuxino.c
index d1e189cbb6..bdd5fcd76a 100644
--- a/board/olimex/mx23_olinuxino/mx23_olinuxino.c
+++ b/board/olimex/mx23_olinuxino/mx23_olinuxino.c
@@ -57,18 +57,6 @@ int dram_init(void)
 	return mxs_dram_init();
 }
 
-#ifdef	CONFIG_CMD_MMC
-static int mx23_olx_mmc_cd(int id)
-{
-	return 1;	/* Card always present */
-}
-
-int board_mmc_init(struct bd_info *bis)
-{
-	return mxsmmc_initialize(bis, 0, NULL, mx23_olx_mmc_cd);
-}
-#endif
-
 int board_init(void)
 {
 	/* Adress of boot parameters */
diff --git a/configs/mx23_olinuxino_defconfig b/configs/mx23_olinuxino_defconfig
index 2bf6818ee3..680611cd01 100644
--- a/configs/mx23_olinuxino_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mx23_olinuxino_defconfig
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ CONFIG_TARGET_MX23_OLINUXINO=y
 CONFIG_SPL_SERIAL_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL=y
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="imx23-olinuxino"
+# CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F is not set
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=3
 # CONFIG_DISPLAY_BOARDINFO is not set
 CONFIG_ARCH_MISC_INIT=y
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ CONFIG_ENV_OVERWRITE=y
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_MMC=y
 CONFIG_SYS_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
 CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE=y
+CONFIG_DM=y
 CONFIG_MXS_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_LED_STATUS=y
 CONFIG_LED_STATUS_GPIO=y
@@ -39,10 +41,10 @@ CONFIG_LED_STATUS_STATE=2
 CONFIG_LED_STATUS_BOOT_ENABLE=y
 CONFIG_LED_STATUS_BOOT=0
 CONFIG_LED_STATUS_CMD=y
+CONFIG_DM_MMC=y
 CONFIG_MMC_MXS=y
 CONFIG_CONS_INDEX=0
 CONFIG_USB=y
 CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD=y
-CONFIG_USB_STORAGE=y
 CONFIG_USB_HOST_ETHER=y
 CONFIG_USB_ETHER_SMSC95XX=y