diff --git a/board/ids8247/config.mk b/board/ids8247/config.mk
index 1aee97c..c39beb8 100644
--- a/board/ids8247/config.mk
+++ b/board/ids8247/config.mk
@@ -24,12 +24,4 @@
 #
 # IDS 8247 Board
 #
-
-# This should be equal to the CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE define in config_IDS8247.h
-# for the "final" configuration, with U-Boot in flash, or the address
-# in RAM where U-Boot is loaded at for debugging.
-#
-CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE = 0xfff00000
-
-PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -DCONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE=$(CONFIG_SYS_TEXT_BASE) \
-	-I$(TOPDIR)
+PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -I$(TOPDIR)