diff --git a/cmd/mtdparts.c b/cmd/mtdparts.c
index bab75a262f3..0984158f41e 100644
--- a/cmd/mtdparts.c
+++ b/cmd/mtdparts.c
@@ -111,20 +111,17 @@ DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 #define MTD_WRITEABLE_CMD		1
 
 /* default values for mtdids and mtdparts variables */
-#if !defined(MTDIDS_DEFAULT)
 #ifdef CONFIG_MTDIDS_DEFAULT
 #define MTDIDS_DEFAULT CONFIG_MTDIDS_DEFAULT
 #else
 #define MTDIDS_DEFAULT NULL
 #endif
-#endif
-#if !defined(MTDPARTS_DEFAULT)
 #ifdef CONFIG_MTDPARTS_DEFAULT
 #define MTDPARTS_DEFAULT CONFIG_MTDPARTS_DEFAULT
 #else
 #define MTDPARTS_DEFAULT NULL
 #endif
-#endif
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_SYS_MTDPARTS_RUNTIME)
 extern void board_mtdparts_default(const char **mtdids, const char **mtdparts);
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtd_uboot.c b/drivers/mtd/mtd_uboot.c
index dd0b0242f95..14ce726b10d 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtd_uboot.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtd_uboot.c
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ static const char *get_mtdids(void)
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_SYS_MTDPARTS_RUNTIME)
 	board_mtdparts_default(&mtdids, &mtdparts);
-#elif defined(MTDIDS_DEFAULT)
-	mtdids = MTDIDS_DEFAULT;
 #elif defined(CONFIG_MTDIDS_DEFAULT)
 	mtdids = CONFIG_MTDIDS_DEFAULT;
 #endif
@@ -147,8 +145,6 @@ static const char *get_mtdparts(void)
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_SYS_MTDPARTS_RUNTIME)
 	board_mtdparts_default(&mtdids, &mtdparts);
-#elif defined(MTDPARTS_DEFAULT)
-	mtdparts = MTDPARTS_DEFAULT;
 #elif defined(CONFIG_MTDPARTS_DEFAULT)
 	mtdparts = CONFIG_MTDPARTS_DEFAULT;
 #endif