diff --git a/core/arch/arm/plat-bcm/main.c b/core/arch/arm/plat-bcm/main.c
index d25a164e059..ead5b25ddb7 100644
--- a/core/arch/arm/plat-bcm/main.c
+++ b/core/arch/arm/plat-bcm/main.c
@@ -81,14 +81,6 @@ void itr_core_handler(void)
 
 void main_init_gic(void)
 {
-	vaddr_t gicd_base;
-
-	gicd_base = core_mmu_get_va(GICD_BASE, MEM_AREA_IO_SEC, 1);
-
-	if (!gicd_base)
-		panic();
-
-	gic_init_base_addr(&gic_data, 0, gicd_base);
+	gic_init_base_addr(&gic_data, 0, GICD_BASE);
 	itr_init(&gic_data.chip);
-
 }