diff --git a/env/dataflash.c b/env/dataflash.c
index 9421a6a..28dcf6f 100644
--- a/env/dataflash.c
+++ b/env/dataflash.c
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
-env_t *env_ptr;
-
 static unsigned char env_dataflash_get_char(int index)
 {
 	uchar c;
diff --git a/env/eeprom.c b/env/eeprom.c
index 2c795b9..39adcca 100644
--- a/env/eeprom.c
+++ b/env/eeprom.c
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
-env_t *env_ptr;
-
 static int eeprom_bus_read(unsigned dev_addr, unsigned offset,
 			   uchar *buffer, unsigned cnt)
 {
@@ -196,8 +194,6 @@ static int env_eeprom_save(void)
 	char flag_obsolete	= OBSOLETE_FLAG;
 #endif
 
-	BUG_ON(env_ptr != NULL);
-
 	rc = env_export(&env_new);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
diff --git a/env/ext4.c b/env/ext4.c
index 5acdf0e..ee073a8 100644
--- a/env/ext4.c
+++ b/env/ext4.c
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@
 #include <ext4fs.h>
 #include <mmc.h>
 
-env_t *env_ptr;
-
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CMD_SAVEENV
diff --git a/env/fat.c b/env/fat.c
index eda18db..a5a156c 100644
--- a/env/fat.c
+++ b/env/fat.c
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@
 # endif
 #endif
 
-env_t *env_ptr;
-
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
 #ifdef CMD_SAVEENV
diff --git a/env/mmc.c b/env/mmc.c
index 18da6dc..88ffc91 100644
--- a/env/mmc.c
+++ b/env/mmc.c
@@ -23,12 +23,6 @@
 #error CONFIG_ENV_SIZE_REDUND should be the same as CONFIG_ENV_SIZE
 #endif
 
-#ifdef ENV_IS_EMBEDDED
-env_t *env_ptr = &environment;
-#else /* ! ENV_IS_EMBEDDED */
-env_t *env_ptr;
-#endif /* ENV_IS_EMBEDDED */
-
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
 #if !defined(CONFIG_ENV_OFFSET)
diff --git a/env/nowhere.c b/env/nowhere.c
index 1a17d69..d60de49 100644
--- a/env/nowhere.c
+++ b/env/nowhere.c
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
-env_t *env_ptr;
-
 U_BOOT_ENV_LOCATION(nowhere) = {
 	.location	= ENVL_NOWHERE,
 	ENV_NAME("nowhere")
diff --git a/env/nvram.c b/env/nvram.c
index 0f4b491..ac389ac 100644
--- a/env/nvram.c
+++ b/env/nvram.c
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYS_NVRAM_ACCESS_ROUTINE
 extern void *nvram_read(void *dest, const long src, size_t count);
 extern void nvram_write(long dest, const void *src, size_t count);
-env_t *env_ptr;
 #else
 env_t *env_ptr = (env_t *)CONFIG_ENV_ADDR;
 #endif
diff --git a/env/ubi.c b/env/ubi.c
index 4d5ae13..9399f94 100644
--- a/env/ubi.c
+++ b/env/ubi.c
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 #include <ubi_uboot.h>
 #undef crc32
 
-env_t *env_ptr;
-
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CMD_SAVEENV