diff --git a/src/drivers/boards/nxphlite-v3/board_config.h b/src/drivers/boards/nxphlite-v3/board_config.h
index 5971defe0f..1e3af16208 100644
--- a/src/drivers/boards/nxphlite-v3/board_config.h
+++ b/src/drivers/boards/nxphlite-v3/board_config.h
@@ -542,16 +542,6 @@ int  nxphlite_spi_bus_initialize(void);
 void board_spi_reset(int ms);
 void board_peripheral_reset(int ms);
 
-/************************************************************************************
- * Name: nxphlite_usbinitialize
- *
- * Description:
- *   Called to setup USB-related GPIO pins for the NXPHlite-v3 board.
- *
- ************************************************************************************/
-
-void nxphlite_usbinitialize(void);
-
 /************************************************************************************
  * Name: nxphlite_bringup
  *
diff --git a/src/drivers/boards/nxphlite-v3/nxphlite_init.c b/src/drivers/boards/nxphlite-v3/nxphlite_init.c
index 485a63c35d..efb5a7c7d2 100644
--- a/src/drivers/boards/nxphlite-v3/nxphlite_init.c
+++ b/src/drivers/boards/nxphlite-v3/nxphlite_init.c
@@ -531,9 +531,6 @@ __EXPORT int board_app_initialize(uintptr_t arg)
 	nxphlite_automount_initialize();
 #endif
 
-
-	nxphlite_usbinitialize();
-
 	/* Configure SPI-based devices */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPI
diff --git a/src/drivers/boards/nxphlite-v3/nxphlite_usb.c b/src/drivers/boards/nxphlite-v3/nxphlite_usb.c
index e28647befa..ce1826fd5b 100644
--- a/src/drivers/boards/nxphlite-v3/nxphlite_usb.c
+++ b/src/drivers/boards/nxphlite-v3/nxphlite_usb.c
@@ -68,19 +68,6 @@
  * Public Functions
  ************************************************************************************/
 
-/************************************************************************************
- * Name: nxphlite_usbinitialize
- *
- * Description:
- *   Called to setup USB-related GPIO pins for the NXPHlite-v3 board.
- *
- ************************************************************************************/
-
-__EXPORT
-void nxphlite_usbinitialize(void)
-{
-}
-
 /************************************************************************************
  * Name:  kinetis_usbpullup
  *