diff --git a/arch/avr32/include/asm/dma-mapping.h b/arch/avr32/include/asm/dma-mapping.h
index dbdd2fe..1cde827 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/include/asm/dma-mapping.h
+++ b/arch/avr32/include/asm/dma-mapping.h
@@ -14,7 +14,12 @@ enum dma_data_direction {
 	DMA_TO_DEVICE		= 1,
 	DMA_FROM_DEVICE		= 2,
 };
-extern void *dma_alloc_coherent(size_t len, unsigned long *handle);
+
+static inline void *dma_alloc_coherent(size_t len, unsigned long *handle)
+{
+	*handle = (unsigned long)memalign(ARCH_DMA_MINALIGN, len);
+	return (void *)*handle;
+}
 
 static inline unsigned long dma_map_single(volatile void *vaddr, size_t len,
 					   enum dma_data_direction dir)
diff --git a/arch/avr32/lib/board.c b/arch/avr32/lib/board.c
index bf0997f..7d13ac5 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/lib/board.c
+++ b/arch/avr32/lib/board.c
@@ -45,50 +45,6 @@ int cpu_mmc_init(bd_t *bd)
 	return atmel_mci_init((void *)ATMEL_BASE_MMCI);
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_DMA_ALLOC_LEN
-#include <asm/arch/cacheflush.h>
-#include <asm/io.h>
-
-static unsigned long dma_alloc_start;
-static unsigned long dma_alloc_end;
-static unsigned long dma_alloc_brk;
-
-static void dma_alloc_init(void)
-{
-	unsigned long monitor_addr;
-
-	monitor_addr = CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE + gd->reloc_off;
-	dma_alloc_end = monitor_addr - CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN;
-	dma_alloc_start = dma_alloc_end - CONFIG_SYS_DMA_ALLOC_LEN;
-	dma_alloc_brk = dma_alloc_start;
-
-	printf("DMA: Using memory from 0x%08lx to 0x%08lx\n",
-	       dma_alloc_start, dma_alloc_end);
-
-	invalidate_dcache_range((unsigned long)cached(dma_alloc_start),
-				dma_alloc_end);
-}
-
-void *dma_alloc_coherent(size_t len, unsigned long *handle)
-{
-	unsigned long paddr = dma_alloc_brk;
-
-	if (dma_alloc_brk + len > dma_alloc_end)
-		return NULL;
-
-	dma_alloc_brk = ((paddr + len + CONFIG_SYS_DCACHE_LINESZ - 1)
-			 & ~(CONFIG_SYS_DCACHE_LINESZ - 1));
-
-	*handle = paddr;
-	return uncached(paddr);
-}
-#else
-static inline void dma_alloc_init(void)
-{
-
-}
-#endif
-
 static int init_baudrate(void)
 {
 	gd->baudrate = getenv_ulong("baudrate", 10, CONFIG_BAUDRATE);
@@ -180,12 +136,6 @@ void board_init_f(ulong board_type)
 	/* Reserve memory for malloc() */
 	addr -= CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_DMA_ALLOC_LEN
-	/* Reserve DMA memory (must be cache aligned) */
-	addr &= ~(CONFIG_SYS_DCACHE_LINESZ - 1);
-	addr -= CONFIG_SYS_DMA_ALLOC_LEN;
-#endif
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_LCD
 #ifdef CONFIG_FB_ADDR
 	printf("LCD: Frame buffer allocated at preset 0x%08x\n",
@@ -264,7 +214,6 @@ void board_init_r(gd_t *new_gd, ulong dest_addr)
 	/* The malloc area is right below the monitor image in RAM */
 	mem_malloc_init(CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE + gd->reloc_off -
 			CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN, CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN);
-	dma_alloc_init();
 
 	enable_interrupts();
 
diff --git a/include/configs/atngw100.h b/include/configs/atngw100.h
index 9c81e31..540e86a 100644
--- a/include/configs/atngw100.h
+++ b/include/configs/atngw100.h
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR		(CONFIG_SYS_INTRAM_BASE + CONFIG_SYS_INTRAM_SIZE)
 
 #define CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN			(256*1024)
-#define CONFIG_SYS_DMA_ALLOC_LEN		(16384)
 
 /* Allow 4MB for the kernel run-time image */
 #define CONFIG_SYS_LOAD_ADDR			(EBI_SDRAM_BASE + 0x00400000)
diff --git a/include/configs/atngw100mkii.h b/include/configs/atngw100mkii.h
index 7b4f9cf..35eae76 100644
--- a/include/configs/atngw100mkii.h
+++ b/include/configs/atngw100mkii.h
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR		(CONFIG_SYS_INTRAM_BASE + CONFIG_SYS_INTRAM_SIZE)
 
 #define CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN		(256*1024)
-#define CONFIG_SYS_DMA_ALLOC_LEN	(16384)
 
 /* Allow 4MB for the kernel run-time image */
 #define CONFIG_SYS_LOAD_ADDR		(EBI_SDRAM_BASE + 0x00400000)
diff --git a/include/configs/atstk1002.h b/include/configs/atstk1002.h
index 8f3fd0b..9e58238 100644
--- a/include/configs/atstk1002.h
+++ b/include/configs/atstk1002.h
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR		(CONFIG_SYS_INTRAM_BASE + CONFIG_SYS_INTRAM_SIZE)
 
 #define CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN			(256*1024)
-#define CONFIG_SYS_DMA_ALLOC_LEN		(16384)
 
 /* Allow 4MB for the kernel run-time image */
 #define CONFIG_SYS_LOAD_ADDR			(EBI_SDRAM_BASE + 0x00400000)
diff --git a/include/configs/atstk1006.h b/include/configs/atstk1006.h
index bbe0aea..25090a6 100644
--- a/include/configs/atstk1006.h
+++ b/include/configs/atstk1006.h
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR		(CONFIG_SYS_INTRAM_BASE + CONFIG_SYS_INTRAM_SIZE)
 
 #define CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN			(256*1024)
-#define CONFIG_SYS_DMA_ALLOC_LEN		(16384)
 
 /* Allow 4MB for the kernel run-time image */
 #define CONFIG_SYS_LOAD_ADDR			(EBI_SDRAM_BASE + 0x00400000)
diff --git a/include/configs/favr-32-ezkit.h b/include/configs/favr-32-ezkit.h
index 338d3dc..75bff4c 100644
--- a/include/configs/favr-32-ezkit.h
+++ b/include/configs/favr-32-ezkit.h
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR		(CONFIG_SYS_INTRAM_BASE + CONFIG_SYS_INTRAM_SIZE)
 
 #define CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN			(256*1024)
-#define CONFIG_SYS_DMA_ALLOC_LEN		(16384)
 
 /* Allow 4MB for the kernel run-time image */
 #define CONFIG_SYS_LOAD_ADDR			(EBI_SDRAM_BASE + 0x00400000)
diff --git a/include/configs/grasshopper.h b/include/configs/grasshopper.h
index 73534ad..83f0ed2 100644
--- a/include/configs/grasshopper.h
+++ b/include/configs/grasshopper.h
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@
 					 CONFIG_SYS_INTRAM_SIZE)
 
 #define CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN		(256*1024)
-#define CONFIG_SYS_DMA_ALLOC_LEN	(16384)
 
 /* Allow 4MB for the kernel run-time image */
 #define CONFIG_SYS_LOAD_ADDR		(EBI_SDRAM_BASE + 0x00400000)
diff --git a/include/configs/hammerhead.h b/include/configs/hammerhead.h
index 4f0603a..0bc42f1 100644
--- a/include/configs/hammerhead.h
+++ b/include/configs/hammerhead.h
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@
 
 #define CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN			(256*1024)
 
-#define CONFIG_SYS_DMA_ALLOC_LEN		(16384)
 
 /* Allow 4MB for the kernel run-time image */
 #define CONFIG_SYS_LOAD_ADDR			(CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE + 0x00400000)
diff --git a/include/configs/mimc200.h b/include/configs/mimc200.h
index fc7ecfa..2fd3add 100644
--- a/include/configs/mimc200.h
+++ b/include/configs/mimc200.h
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_SYS_INIT_SP_ADDR		(CONFIG_SYS_INTRAM_BASE + CONFIG_SYS_INTRAM_SIZE)
 
 #define CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_LEN			(1024*1024)
-#define CONFIG_SYS_DMA_ALLOC_LEN		(16384)
 
 /* Allow 4MB for the kernel run-time image */
 #define CONFIG_SYS_LOAD_ADDR			(EBI_SDRAM_BASE + 0x00400000)
