diff --git a/board/samsung/common/board.c b/board/samsung/common/board.c
index cd873bc..3866495 100644
--- a/board/samsung/common/board.c
+++ b/board/samsung/common/board.c
@@ -26,13 +26,6 @@
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
-struct local_info {
-	struct cros_ec_dev *cros_ec_dev;	/* Pointer to cros_ec device */
-	int cros_ec_err;			/* Error for cros_ec, 0 if ok */
-};
-
-static struct local_info local;
-
 #if defined CONFIG_EXYNOS_TMU
 /* Boot Time Thermal Analysis for SoC temperature threshold breach */
 static void boot_temp_check(void)
@@ -144,22 +137,6 @@
 }
 #endif
 
-struct cros_ec_dev *board_get_cros_ec_dev(void)
-{
-	return local.cros_ec_dev;
-}
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_CROS_EC
-static int board_init_cros_ec_devices(const void *blob)
-{
-	local.cros_ec_err = cros_ec_init(blob, &local.cros_ec_dev);
-	if (local.cros_ec_err)
-		return -1;  /* Will report in board_late_init() */
-
-	return 0;
-}
-#endif
-
 #if defined(CONFIG_POWER)
 #ifdef CONFIG_POWER_MAX77686
 static int pmic_reg_update(struct pmic *p, int reg, uint regval)
@@ -384,12 +361,12 @@
 {
 	stdio_print_current_devices();
 
-	if (local.cros_ec_err) {
+	if (cros_ec_get_error()) {
 		/* Force console on */
 		gd->flags &= ~GD_FLG_SILENT;
 
 		printf("cros-ec communications failure %d\n",
-		       local.cros_ec_err);
+		       cros_ec_get_error());
 		puts("\nPlease reset with Power+Refresh\n\n");
 		panic("Cannot init cros-ec device");
 		return -1;
@@ -401,7 +378,7 @@
 int arch_early_init_r(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_CROS_EC
-	if (board_init_cros_ec_devices(gd->fdt_blob)) {
+	if (cros_ec_board_init()) {
 		printf("%s: Failed to init EC\n", __func__);
 		return 0;
 	}