diff --git a/board/espt/lowlevel_init.S b/board/espt/lowlevel_init.S
index 7d5d72e123ff36e257aafa9c30c90701b4d1e707..7f0686c536bd120c671a3dff784917803723e9a7 100644
--- a/board/espt/lowlevel_init.S
+++ b/board/espt/lowlevel_init.S
@@ -72,15 +72,7 @@ lowlevel_init:
 	/* set DDR-SDRAM dummy read */
 	write32 MMSEL_A, MMSEL_D
 
-	mov.l	MMSEL_A, r0
-	synco
-	mov.l	@r0, r1
-	synco
-
-	mov.l	CS0_A, r0
-	synco
-	mov.l	@r0, r1
-	synco
+	write32 MMSEL_A, CS0_A
 
 	/* set DDR-SDRAM bus/endian etc */
 	write32 MIM_U_A, MIM_U_D