diff --git a/configs/som-imx8m-plus_defconfig b/configs/som-imx8m-plus_defconfig
index 7be75fffc54..402ae5bc0f7 100644
--- a/configs/som-imx8m-plus_defconfig
+++ b/configs/som-imx8m-plus_defconfig
@@ -18,17 +18,14 @@ CONFIG_SPL_SERIAL_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL_DRIVERS_MISC_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPL=y
 CONFIG_SPL_IMX_ROMAPI_LOADADDR=0x48000000
-CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="som-imx8m-plus"
 CONFIG_DISTRO_DEFAULTS=y
 CONFIG_FIT=y
 CONFIG_FIT_EXTERNAL_OFFSET=0x3000
 CONFIG_SPL_LOAD_FIT=y
-CONFIG_SPL_FIT_GENERATOR="arch/arm/mach-imx/mkimage_fit_atf.sh"
 CONFIG_OF_BOARD_SETUP=y
 CONFIG_OF_SYSTEM_SETUP=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="IMX_CONFIG=arch/arm/mach-imx/imx8m/imximage-8mp-lpddr4.cfg"
 CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND="run distro_bootcmd;run bsp_bootcmd"
-CONFIG_DEFAULT_FDT_FILE="som-imx8m-plus.dtb"
 CONFIG_ARCH_MISC_INIT=y
 CONFIG_BOARD_EARLY_INIT_F=y
 CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INIT=y
@@ -64,6 +61,7 @@ CONFIG_CMD_REGULATOR=y
 CONFIG_CMD_EXT4_WRITE=y
 CONFIG_OF_CONTROL=y
 CONFIG_SPL_OF_CONTROL=y
+CONFIG_ENV_IS_NOWHERE=y
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_MMC=y
 CONFIG_SYS_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
 CONFIG_ENV_VARS_UBOOT_RUNTIME_CONFIG=y
@@ -80,6 +78,7 @@ CONFIG_USB_FUNCTION_FASTBOOT=y
 CONFIG_FASTBOOT_BUF_ADDR=0x42800000
 CONFIG_FASTBOOT_BUF_SIZE=0x40000000
 CONFIG_FASTBOOT_FLASH=y
+CONFIG_GPIO_HOG=y
 CONFIG_MXC_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_DM_PCA953X=y
 CONFIG_DM_I2C=y