diff --git a/board/hymod/flash.h b/board/hymod/flash.h
index 10db7fc..ee047fe 100644
--- a/board/hymod/flash.h
+++ b/board/hymod/flash.h
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 #endif /* EXAMPLE */
 
 /* the sizes of these two types should probably be the same */
-typedef volatile bank_word_t *bank_addr_t;
+typedef bank_word_t *bank_addr_t;
 typedef unsigned long bank_size_t;
 
 /* align bank addresses and sizes to bank word boundaries */