diff --git a/arch/arm/src/lpc214x/lpc214x_head.S b/arch/arm/src/lpc214x/lpc214x_head.S
index 042262ca91b..bf8948f19ee 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/lpc214x/lpc214x_head.S
+++ b/arch/arm/src/lpc214x/lpc214x_head.S
@@ -571,8 +571,6 @@ __start:
 
 	/* Copy system .data sections to new home in RAM. */
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_BOOT_RUNFROMFLASH
-
 	adr	r3, LC2
 	ldmia	r3, {r0, r1, r2}
 
@@ -581,7 +579,6 @@ __start:
 	cmp	r1, r2
 	blt	1b
 
-#endif
 	/* Perform early serial initialization */
 
 	mov	fp, #0
@@ -615,11 +612,9 @@ LC0:	.long	_sbss
 	.long	_ebss
 	.long	_ebss+CONFIG_IDLETHREAD_STACKSIZE-4
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_BOOT_RUNFROMFLASH
 LC2:	.long	_eronly	/* Where .data defaults are stored in FLASH */
 	.long	_sdata	/* Where .data needs to reside in SDRAM */
 	.long	_edata
-#endif
 	.size	__start, .-__start
 
 	/* This global variable is unsigned long g_heapbase and is