diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/fatcat/variants/fatcat/fw_config.c b/src/mainboard/google/fatcat/variants/fatcat/fw_config.c
index afd8a63084..b02878b1b6 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/fatcat/variants/fatcat/fw_config.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/fatcat/variants/fatcat/fw_config.c
@@ -165,10 +165,6 @@ static const struct pad_config audio_disable_pads[] = {
 	PAD_NC(GPP_D17, NONE),
 };
 
-static const struct pad_config pre_mem_x1slot_pads[] = {
-	/* GPP_A08:     X1_PCIE_SLOT_PWR_EN */
-	PAD_CFG_GPO(GPP_A08, 0, PLTRST),
-};
 static const struct pad_config x1slot_pads[] = {
 	/* GPP_A08:     X1_PCIE_SLOT_PWR_EN */
 	PAD_CFG_GPO(GPP_A08, 1, PLTRST),
@@ -566,9 +562,6 @@ void fw_config_configure_pre_mem_gpio(void)
 		GPIO_CONFIGURE_PADS(pre_mem_gen5_ssd_pwr_pads);
 	}
 
-	if (!fw_config_probe(FW_CONFIG(SD, SD_NONE)))
-		GPIO_CONFIGURE_PADS(pre_mem_x1slot_pads);
-
 	/*
 	 * NOTE: We place WWAN sequence 2 here. According to the WWAN FIBOCOM
 	 * FM350-GL datasheet, the minimum time requirement (Tpr: time between 3.3V
diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/fatcat/variants/fatcat/gpio.c b/src/mainboard/google/fatcat/variants/fatcat/gpio.c
index b1e77ec028..6b71c65c5c 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/fatcat/variants/fatcat/gpio.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/fatcat/variants/fatcat/gpio.c
@@ -390,6 +390,8 @@ static const struct pad_config early_gpio_table[] = {
 
 /* Pad configuration in romstage */
 static const struct pad_config romstage_gpio_table[] = {
+	/* GPP_A08:     X1_PCIE_SLOT_PWR_EN */
+	PAD_CFG_GPO(GPP_A08, 0, PLTRST),
 	/* GPP_C00:     GPP_C0_SMBCLK */
 	PAD_CFG_NF(GPP_C00, NONE, DEEP, NF1),
 	/* GPP_C01:     GPP_C1_SMBDATA */