diff --git a/board/atmel/at91sam9263ek/at91sam9263ek.c b/board/atmel/at91sam9263ek/at91sam9263ek.c
index 2e9246f..d42a173 100644
--- a/board/atmel/at91sam9263ek/at91sam9263ek.c
+++ b/board/atmel/at91sam9263ek/at91sam9263ek.c
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #include <asm/arch/at91sam9_smc.h>
 #include <asm/arch/at91_common.h>
 #include <asm/arch/at91_pmc.h>
-#include <asm/arch/at91_rstc.h>
 #include <asm/arch/at91_matrix.h>
 #include <asm/arch/at91_pio.h>
 #include <asm/arch/clk.h>
@@ -82,10 +81,9 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_MACB
 static void at91sam9263ek_macb_hw_init(void)
 {
-	unsigned long 	erstl;
 	at91_pmc_t	*pmc	= (at91_pmc_t *) ATMEL_BASE_PMC;
 	at91_pio_t	*pio	= (at91_pio_t *) ATMEL_BASE_PIO;
-	at91_rstc_t	*rstc	= (at91_rstc_t *) ATMEL_BASE_RSTC;
+
 	/* Enable clock */
 	writel(1 << ATMEL_ID_EMAC, &pmc->pcer);
 
@@ -97,23 +95,10 @@
 	 *
 	 * PHY has internal pull-down
 	 */
-
 	writel(1 << 25, &pio->pioc.pudr);
 	writel((1 << 25) | (1 <<26), &pio->pioe.pudr);
 
-	erstl = readl(&rstc->mr) & AT91_RSTC_MR_ERSTL_MASK;
-
-	/* Need to reset PHY -> 500ms reset */
-	writel(AT91_RSTC_KEY | AT91_RSTC_MR_ERSTL(0x0D) |
-		AT91_RSTC_MR_URSTEN, &rstc->mr);
-
-	writel(AT91_RSTC_KEY | AT91_RSTC_CR_EXTRST, &rstc->cr);
-	/* Wait for end hardware reset */
-	while (!(readl(&rstc->sr) & AT91_RSTC_SR_NRSTL))
-		;
-
-	/* Restore NRST value */
-	writel(AT91_RSTC_KEY | erstl | AT91_RSTC_MR_URSTEN, &rstc->mr);
+	at91_phy_reset();
 
 	/* Re-enable pull-up */
 	writel(1 << 25, &pio->pioc.puer);