diff --git a/lib/bsp/standalone/src/cortexa53/32bit/gcc/xil-crt0.S b/lib/bsp/standalone/src/cortexa53/32bit/gcc/xil-crt0.S
index 3af7a79d..390b0878 100644
--- a/lib/bsp/standalone/src/cortexa53/32bit/gcc/xil-crt0.S
+++ b/lib/bsp/standalone/src/cortexa53/32bit/gcc/xil-crt0.S
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ _startup:
 .Lenclbss:
 	/* set stack pointer */
 	ldr	r13,.Lstack		/* stack address */
-	bl 	Init_Uart		/* Initialize UART */
 
 	bl	main			/* Jump to main C code */
 
diff --git a/lib/bsp/standalone/src/cortexa53/64bit/gcc/xil-crt0.S b/lib/bsp/standalone/src/cortexa53/64bit/gcc/xil-crt0.S
index eab93d18..14a7e905 100644
--- a/lib/bsp/standalone/src/cortexa53/64bit/gcc/xil-crt0.S
+++ b/lib/bsp/standalone/src/cortexa53/64bit/gcc/xil-crt0.S
@@ -98,9 +98,6 @@ _startup:
 
 .Lenclbss:
 
-	bl 	Init_Uart		/* Initialize UART */
-
-
 	/* make sure argc and argv are valid */
 	mov	x0, #0
 	mov	x1, #0