diff --git a/arch/i386/cpu/start.S b/arch/i386/cpu/start.S
index 90dfd5d..cb47ce7 100644
--- a/arch/i386/cpu/start.S
+++ b/arch/i386/cpu/start.S
@@ -83,13 +83,6 @@
 	jmp	early_board_init
 early_board_init_ret:
 
-	/* The __port80 entry-point should be usabe by now */
-	/* so we try to indicate progress */
-	movw	$0x01, %ax
-	movl	$.progress0, %ebp
-	jmp	show_boot_progress_asm
-.progress0:
-
 	/* size memory */
 	mov	$mem_init_ret, %ebp
 	jmp	mem_init
@@ -103,24 +96,11 @@
 	/* Check we have enough memory for stack */
 	movl	$CONFIG_SYS_STACK_SIZE, %ecx
 	cmpl	%ecx, %eax
-	jae	mem_ok
-
-	/* indicate (lack of) progress */
-	movw	$0x81, %ax
-	movl	$.progress0a, %ebp
-	jmp	show_boot_progress_asm
-.progress0a:
-	jmp	die
+	jb	die
 mem_ok:
 	/* Set stack pointer to upper memory limit*/
 	movl	%eax, %esp
 
-	/* indicate progress */
-	movw	$0x02, %ax
-	movl	$.progress1, %ebp
-	jmp	show_boot_progress_asm
-.progress1:
-
 	/* Test the stack */
 	pushl	$0
 	popl	%eax
@@ -129,23 +109,7 @@
 	push	$0x55aa55aa
 	popl	%ebx
 	cmpl	$0x55aa55aa, %ebx
-	je	stack_ok
-
-no_stack:
-	/* indicate (lack of) progress */
-	movw	$0x82, %ax
-	movl	$.progress1a, %ebp
-	jmp	show_boot_progress_asm
-.progress1a:
-	jmp die
-
-
-stack_ok:
-	/* indicate progress */
-	movw	$0x03, %ax
-	movl	$.progress2, %ebp
-	jmp	show_boot_progress_asm
-.progress2:
+	jne	die
 
 	wbinvd
 
@@ -157,10 +121,6 @@
 
 	/* indicate (lack of) progress */
 	movw	$0x85, %ax
-	movl	$.progress4a, %ebp
-	jmp	show_boot_progress_asm
-.progress4a:
-
 die:	hlt
 	jmp	die
 	hlt
diff --git a/board/eNET/eNET_start.S b/board/eNET/eNET_start.S
index 1b07d62..6659549 100644
--- a/board/eNET/eNET_start.S
+++ b/board/eNET/eNET_start.S
@@ -29,18 +29,6 @@
 	/* No 32-bit board specific initialisation */
 	jmp	*%ebp		/* return to caller */
 
-.globl show_boot_progress_asm
-show_boot_progress_asm:
-
-	movb	%al, %dl	/* Create Working Copy */
-	andb	$0x80, %dl	/* Mask in only Error bit */
-	shrb	$0x02, %dl	/* Shift Error bit to Error LED */
-	andb	$0x0f, %al	/* Mask out 'Error' bit */
-	orb	%dl, %al	/* Mask in ERR LED */
-	movw	$LED_LATCH_ADDRESS, %dx
-	outb	%al, %dx
-	jmp	*%ebp		/* return to caller */
-
 .globl cpu_halt_asm
 cpu_halt_asm:
 	movb	$0x0f, %al