diff --git a/configs/sama5d2_xplained_mmc_defconfig b/configs/sama5d2_xplained_mmc_defconfig
index 500f497a036f36b8af041addf7faf09d03615d0e..8378c4e8b5469ed305254d07f74352409d1aa9b4 100644
--- a/configs/sama5d2_xplained_mmc_defconfig
+++ b/configs/sama5d2_xplained_mmc_defconfig
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI_ATMEL=y
 CONFIG_DM_SPI_FLASH=y
 CONFIG_SPI_FLASH=y
 CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_ATMEL=y
+CONFIG_DM_ETH=y
+CONFIG_MACB=y
 CONFIG_PINCTRL=y
 CONFIG_PINCTRL_AT91PIO4=y
 CONFIG_DM_SERIAL=y
diff --git a/configs/sama5d2_xplained_spiflash_defconfig b/configs/sama5d2_xplained_spiflash_defconfig
index 9fc8aa2c8d9aa6fc68fdfc95f47230b0eb01337c..ea51293706c681c97d81fc81acf4c8f0f8633e34 100644
--- a/configs/sama5d2_xplained_spiflash_defconfig
+++ b/configs/sama5d2_xplained_spiflash_defconfig
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI_ATMEL=y
 CONFIG_DM_SPI_FLASH=y
 CONFIG_SPI_FLASH=y
 CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_ATMEL=y
+CONFIG_DM_ETH=y
+CONFIG_MACB=y
 CONFIG_PINCTRL=y
 CONFIG_PINCTRL_AT91PIO4=y
 CONFIG_DM_SERIAL=y
diff --git a/include/configs/sama5d2_xplained.h b/include/configs/sama5d2_xplained.h
index ea28fce6ef8b3c209a19a3283df3caccddd34187..17384a3a81e68e07d7c27bd808dba9a0f15f0584 100644
--- a/include/configs/sama5d2_xplained.h
+++ b/include/configs/sama5d2_xplained.h
@@ -38,21 +38,10 @@
 /* NAND flash */
 #undef CONFIG_CMD_NAND
 
-/* USB device */
-#define CONFIG_USB_ETHER
-#define CONFIG_USB_ETH_RNDIS
-#define CONFIG_USBNET_MANUFACTURER      "Atmel SAMA5D2 XPlained"
-
 /* I2C */
 #define AT24MAC_ADDR		0x5c
 #define AT24MAC_REG		0x9a
 
-/* Ethernet Hardware */
-#define CONFIG_MACB
-#define CONFIG_RMII
-#define CONFIG_NET_RETRY_COUNT		20
-#define CONFIG_MACB_SEARCH_PHY
-
 /* LCD */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_LCD