diff --git a/board/atmel/atngw100/Makefile b/board/atmel/atngw100/Makefile
index 1b5c6358b1..9f3849feaf 100644
--- a/board/atmel/atngw100/Makefile
+++ b/board/atmel/atngw100/Makefile
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk
 
 LIB	:= $(obj)lib$(BOARD).a
 
-COBJS	:= $(BOARD).o eth.o
+COBJS	:= $(BOARD).o
 
 SRCS	:= $(SOBJS:.o=.S) $(COBJS:.o=.c)
 OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS) $(COBJS))
diff --git a/board/atmel/atngw100/atngw100.c b/board/atmel/atngw100/atngw100.c
index 4ead5336c6..7f3e48541d 100644
--- a/board/atmel/atngw100/atngw100.c
+++ b/board/atmel/atngw100/atngw100.c
@@ -93,6 +93,17 @@ void board_init_info(void)
 	gd->bd->bi_phy_id[1] = 0x03;
 }
 
+extern int macb_eth_initialize(int id, void *regs, unsigned int phy_addr);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_CMD_NET
+int board_eth_init(bd_t *bi)
+{
+	macb_eth_initialize(0, (void *)MACB0_BASE, bi->bi_phy_id[0]);
+	macb_eth_initialize(1, (void *)MACB1_BASE, bi->bi_phy_id[1]);
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif
+
 /* SPI chip select control */
 #ifdef CONFIG_ATMEL_SPI
 #include <spi.h>
diff --git a/board/atmel/atngw100/eth.c b/board/atmel/atngw100/eth.c
deleted file mode 100644
index d1d57bb0f8..0000000000
--- a/board/atmel/atngw100/eth.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2006 Atmel Corporation
- *
- * Ethernet initialization for the AVR32 Network Gateway
- *
- * See file CREDITS for list of people who contributed to this
- * project.
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
- * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
- * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston,
- * MA 02111-1307 USA
- */
-#include <common.h>
-
-#include <asm/arch/memory-map.h>
-
-extern int macb_eth_initialize(int id, void *regs, unsigned int phy_addr);
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_CMD_NET
-void atngw100_eth_initialize(bd_t *bi)
-{
-	macb_eth_initialize(0, (void *)MACB0_BASE, bi->bi_phy_id[0]);
-	macb_eth_initialize(1, (void *)MACB1_BASE, bi->bi_phy_id[1]);
-}
-#endif
diff --git a/board/atmel/atstk1000/Makefile b/board/atmel/atstk1000/Makefile
index 8a15713cc4..155d46ac97 100644
--- a/board/atmel/atstk1000/Makefile
+++ b/board/atmel/atstk1000/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk
 
 LIB	:= $(obj)lib$(BOARD).a
 
-COBJS	:= $(BOARD).o flash.o eth.o
+COBJS	:= $(BOARD).o flash.o
 
 SRCS	:= $(SOBJS:.o=.S) $(COBJS:.o=.c)
 OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS) $(COBJS))
diff --git a/board/atmel/atstk1000/atstk1000.c b/board/atmel/atstk1000/atstk1000.c
index d284fc1438..915b1c3539 100644
--- a/board/atmel/atstk1000/atstk1000.c
+++ b/board/atmel/atstk1000/atstk1000.c
@@ -115,3 +115,14 @@ void board_init_info(void)
 	gd->bd->bi_phy_id[0] = 0x10;
 	gd->bd->bi_phy_id[1] = 0x11;
 }
+
+extern int macb_eth_initialize(int id, void *regs, unsigned int phy_addr);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_CMD_NET
+int board_eth_init(bd_t *bi)
+{
+	macb_eth_initialize(0, (void *)MACB0_BASE, bi->bi_phy_id[0]);
+	macb_eth_initialize(1, (void *)MACB1_BASE, bi->bi_phy_id[1]);
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/board/atmel/atstk1000/eth.c b/board/atmel/atstk1000/eth.c
deleted file mode 100644
index b2b1a12b1a..0000000000
--- a/board/atmel/atstk1000/eth.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2005-2006 Atmel Corporation
- *
- * Ethernet initialization for the ATSTK1000 starterkit
- *
- * See file CREDITS for list of people who contributed to this
- * project.
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
- * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
- * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston,
- * MA 02111-1307 USA
- */
-#include <common.h>
-
-#include <asm/arch/memory-map.h>
-
-extern int macb_eth_initialize(int id, void *regs, unsigned int phy_addr);
-
-#if defined(CONFIG_MACB) && defined(CONFIG_CMD_NET)
-void atstk1000_eth_initialize(bd_t *bi)
-{
-	int id = 0;
-
-	macb_eth_initialize(id++, (void *)MACB0_BASE, bi->bi_phy_id[0]);
-	macb_eth_initialize(id++, (void *)MACB1_BASE, bi->bi_phy_id[1]);
-}
-#endif
diff --git a/net/eth.c b/net/eth.c
index 38979aa5a5..8e83b66c0a 100644
--- a/net/eth.c
+++ b/net/eth.c
@@ -69,9 +69,7 @@ extern int uli526x_initialize(bd_t *);
 extern int npe_initialize(bd_t *);
 extern int uec_initialize(int);
 extern int bfin_EMAC_initialize(bd_t *);
-extern int atstk1000_eth_initialize(bd_t *);
 extern int greth_initialize(bd_t *);
-extern int atngw100_eth_initialize(bd_t *);
 extern int mcffec_initialize(bd_t*);
 extern int mcdmafec_initialize(bd_t*);
 extern int at91sam9_eth_initialize(bd_t *);
@@ -271,15 +269,9 @@ int eth_initialize(bd_t *bis)
 #if defined(CONFIG_BF537)
 	bfin_EMAC_initialize(bis);
 #endif
-#if defined(CONFIG_ATSTK1000)
-	atstk1000_eth_initialize(bis);
-#endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_GRETH)
 	greth_initialize(bis);
 #endif
-#if defined(CONFIG_ATNGW100)
-	atngw100_eth_initialize(bis);
-#endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_MCFFEC)
 	mcffec_initialize(bis);
 #endif