diff --git a/src/mainboard/asus/p2b/auto.c b/src/mainboard/asus/p2b/auto.c
index f5c6a2f1d7..e874a95f12 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/asus/p2b/auto.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/asus/p2b/auto.c
@@ -57,12 +57,9 @@ static void enable_shadow_ram(void)
 	pci_write_config8(0, 0x59, shadowreg);
 }
 
-/* TODO: fix raminit.c to use smbus_read_byte */
 static inline int spd_read_byte(unsigned device, unsigned address)
 {
-	uint8_t c;
-	c = smbus_read_byte(device, address);
-	return c;
+	return smbus_read_byte(device, address);
 }
 
 #include "northbridge/intel/i440bx/raminit.c"
diff --git a/src/mainboard/bitworks/ims/auto.c b/src/mainboard/bitworks/ims/auto.c
index 9713a1ca7c..bfd10afec2 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/bitworks/ims/auto.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/bitworks/ims/auto.c
@@ -37,12 +37,9 @@ static void enable_shadow_ram(void)
 	pci_write_config8(0, 0x59, shadowreg);
 }
 
-/* TODO: fix raminit.c to use smbus_read_byte */
 static inline int spd_read_byte(unsigned device, unsigned address)
 {
-	uint8_t c;
-	c = smbus_read_byte(device, address);
-	return c;
+	return smbus_read_byte(device, address);
 }
 
 #include "northbridge/intel/i440bx/raminit.c"
diff --git a/src/mainboard/densitron/dpx114/auto.c b/src/mainboard/densitron/dpx114/auto.c
index a1b3818b93..992dfbcf22 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/densitron/dpx114/auto.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/densitron/dpx114/auto.c
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@ void udelay(int usecs)
 #include "southbridge/via/vt8231/vt8231_early_serial.c"
 static inline int spd_read_byte(unsigned device, unsigned address)
 {
-	unsigned char c;
-	c = smbus_read_byte(device, address);
-	return c;
+	return smbus_read_byte(device, address);
 }
 
 #include "northbridge/via/vt8601/raminit.c"
diff --git a/src/mainboard/via/epia-m/auto.c b/src/mainboard/via/epia-m/auto.c
index e7b310ffcb..c82be2e111 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/via/epia-m/auto.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/via/epia-m/auto.c
@@ -39,9 +39,7 @@ static void memreset_setup(void)
 
 static inline int spd_read_byte(unsigned device, unsigned address)
 {
-	unsigned char c;
-	c = smbus_read_byte(device, address);
-	return c;
+	return smbus_read_byte(device, address);
 }
 
 #include "northbridge/via/vt8623/raminit.c"
diff --git a/src/mainboard/via/epia/auto.c b/src/mainboard/via/epia/auto.c
index dcaa6aace9..aec0dbff14 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/via/epia/auto.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/via/epia/auto.c
@@ -31,9 +31,7 @@ void udelay(int usecs)
 
 static inline int spd_read_byte(unsigned device, unsigned address)
 {
-	unsigned char c;
-	c = smbus_read_byte(device, address);
-	return c;
+	return smbus_read_byte(device, address);
 }
 
 #include "northbridge/via/vt8601/raminit.c"