diff --git a/src/soc/cavium/cn81xx/Makefile.inc b/src/soc/cavium/cn81xx/Makefile.inc
index d212715d80..ede7d73f71 100644
--- a/src/soc/cavium/cn81xx/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/soc/cavium/cn81xx/Makefile.inc
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ bootblock-y += timer.c
 bootblock-y += spi.c
 bootblock-y += uart.c
 bootblock-y += cpu.c
-bootblock-y += reset.c
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_BOOTBLOCK_CONSOLE),y)
 bootblock-$(CONFIG_DRIVERS_UART) += uart.c
 endif
@@ -40,7 +39,6 @@ verstage-y += timer.c
 verstage-y += spi.c
 verstage-$(CONFIG_DRIVERS_UART) += uart.c
 verstage-y += cbmem.c
-verstage-y += reset.c
 
 ################################################################################
 # romstage
@@ -53,7 +51,6 @@ romstage-y += spi.c
 romstage-y += uart.c
 romstage-$(CONFIG_DRIVERS_UART) += uart.c
 romstage-y += cbmem.c
-romstage-y += reset.c
 
 romstage-y += sdram.c
 romstage-y += mmu.c
@@ -74,7 +71,6 @@ ramstage-y += cpu.c
 ramstage-y += cpu_secondary.S
 ramstage-y += ecam0.c
 ramstage-y += cbmem.c
-ramstage-y += reset.c
 
 ramstage-$(CONFIG_ARM64_USE_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE) += bl31_plat_params.c
 
diff --git a/src/soc/cavium/cn81xx/include/soc/addressmap.h b/src/soc/cavium/cn81xx/include/soc/addressmap.h
index f188961930..f6983064fc 100644
--- a/src/soc/cavium/cn81xx/include/soc/addressmap.h
+++ b/src/soc/cavium/cn81xx/include/soc/addressmap.h
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
 
 /* RST */
 #define RST_PF_BAR0		(0x87E006000000ULL + 0x1600)
-#define RST_SOFT_RESET	(RST_PF_BAR0 + 0x80ULL)
 #define RST_PP_AVAILABLE	(RST_PF_BAR0 + 0x138ULL)
 #define RST_PP_RESET		(RST_PF_BAR0 + 0x140ULL)
 #define RST_PP_PENDING		(RST_PF_BAR0 + 0x148ULL)
diff --git a/src/soc/cavium/cn81xx/reset.c b/src/soc/cavium/cn81xx/reset.c
deleted file mode 100644
index d3be7c9b5f..0000000000
--- a/src/soc/cavium/cn81xx/reset.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * This file is part of the coreboot project.
- *
- * Copyright 2018-present Facebook, Inc.
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- */
-
-#include <arch/io.h>
-#include <soc/addressmap.h>
-#include <reset.h>
-
-void do_soft_reset(void)
-{
-	write64((void *)RST_SOFT_RESET, 1);
-}