diff --git a/arch/blackfin/include/asm/common.h b/arch/blackfin/include/asm/common.h
index 1ddcd71..fa58e37 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/include/asm/common.h
+++ b/arch/blackfin/include/asm/common.h
@@ -2,5 +2,4 @@
 /* We have to disable instruction cache before
  * executing an external program
  */
-#define ARCH_HAS_EXECUTE
 #define ARCH_SHUTDOWN
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/lib/board.c b/arch/blackfin/lib/board.c
index 294d2b0..581947b 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/lib/board.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/lib/board.c
@@ -44,17 +44,6 @@
 
 core_initcall(blackfin_mem_malloc_init);
 
-int arch_execute(void * address, int argc, char *argv[])
-{
-	int ret;
-
-	icache_disable();
-	ret = ((ulong (*)(int, char *[]))address) (argc, &argv[0]);
-	icache_enable();
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
 void arch_shutdown(void)
 {
 	icache_disable();
diff --git a/include/common.h b/include/common.h
index d8130b5..319535b 100644
--- a/include/common.h
+++ b/include/common.h
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@
 void start_barebox(void);
 void shutdown_barebox(void);
 
-int arch_execute(void *, int argc, char *argv[]);
 void arch_shutdown(void);
 
 int run_shell(void);