diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-k3/common.c b/arch/arm/mach-k3/common.c
index 8c903f14ff..3b72c38021 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-k3/common.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-k3/common.c
@@ -171,10 +171,6 @@ int load_firmware(char *name_fw, char *name_loadaddr, u32 *loadaddr)
 }
 #endif
 
-__weak void start_non_linux_remote_cores(void)
-{
-}
-
 void __noreturn jump_to_image_no_args(struct spl_image_info *spl_image)
 {
 	typedef void __noreturn (*image_entry_noargs_t)(void);
@@ -190,7 +186,6 @@ void __noreturn jump_to_image_no_args(struct spl_image_info *spl_image)
 		panic("rproc failed to be initialized (%d)\n", ret);
 
 	init_env();
-	start_non_linux_remote_cores();
 	size = load_firmware("name_mcur5f0_0fw", "addr_mcur5f0_0load",
 			     &loadaddr);
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-k3/common.h b/arch/arm/mach-k3/common.h
index a6dbc7808b..77bd5540a9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-k3/common.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-k3/common.h
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ void setup_k3_mpu_regions(void);
 int early_console_init(void);
 void disable_linefill_optimization(void);
 void remove_fwl_configs(struct fwl_data *fwl_data, size_t fwl_data_size);
-void start_non_linux_remote_cores(void);
 int load_firmware(char *name_fw, char *name_loadaddr, u32 *loadaddr);
 void k3_sysfw_print_ver(void);
 void spl_enable_dcache(void);