diff --git a/board/atmel/at91sam9263ek/at91sam9263ek.c b/board/atmel/at91sam9263ek/at91sam9263ek.c
index c3e1734dda..86b4050c4c 100644
--- a/board/atmel/at91sam9263ek/at91sam9263ek.c
+++ b/board/atmel/at91sam9263ek/at91sam9263ek.c
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 #include <common.h>
 #include <debug_uart.h>
-#include <flash.h>
 #include <init.h>
 #include <net.h>
 #include <vsprintf.h>
@@ -140,7 +139,7 @@ static void at91sam9263ek_lcd_hw_init(void)
 #include <version.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MTD_NOR_FLASH
-extern flash_info_t flash_info[];
+#include <flash.h>
 #endif
 
 void lcd_show_board_info(void)
diff --git a/board/buffalo/lsxl/lsxl.c b/board/buffalo/lsxl/lsxl.c
index 738b6bc25c..31d532b752 100644
--- a/board/buffalo/lsxl/lsxl.c
+++ b/board/buffalo/lsxl/lsxl.c
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #include <command.h>
 #include <env.h>
 #include <env_internal.h>
-#include <flash.h>
 #include <init.h>
 #include <net.h>
 #include <malloc.h>
diff --git a/board/freescale/common/fsl_validate.c b/board/freescale/common/fsl_validate.c
index f1a0b0cfc3..f56e4e857a 100644
--- a/board/freescale/common/fsl_validate.c
+++ b/board/freescale/common/fsl_validate.c
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 #include <common.h>
 #include <dm.h>
-#include <flash.h>
 #include <fsl_validate.h>
 #include <fsl_secboot_err.h>
 #include <fsl_sfp.h>
@@ -79,6 +78,8 @@ static u32 check_ie(struct fsl_secboot_img_priv *img)
  * address
  */
 #if defined(CONFIG_MPC85xx)
+#include <flash.h>
+
 int get_csf_base_addr(u32 *csf_addr, u32 *flash_base_addr)
 {
 	struct ccsr_gur __iomem *gur = (void *)(CONFIG_SYS_MPC85xx_GUTS_ADDR);
diff --git a/board/gardena/smart-gateway-mt7688/board.c b/board/gardena/smart-gateway-mt7688/board.c
index aa833a030f..0cfde91c94 100644
--- a/board/gardena/smart-gateway-mt7688/board.c
+++ b/board/gardena/smart-gateway-mt7688/board.c
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include <command.h>
 #include <env.h>
 #include <env_internal.h>
-#include <flash.h>
 #include <init.h>
 #include <led.h>
 #include <log.h>
diff --git a/board/logicpd/omap3som/omap3logic.c b/board/logicpd/omap3som/omap3logic.c
index 2379b52190..559192e900 100644
--- a/board/logicpd/omap3som/omap3logic.c
+++ b/board/logicpd/omap3som/omap3logic.c
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #include <init.h>
 #include <net.h>
 #include <ns16550.h>
-#include <flash.h>
 #include <nand.h>
 #include <i2c.h>
 #include <serial.h>
diff --git a/board/siemens/taurus/taurus.c b/board/siemens/taurus/taurus.c
index dae064d465..6c44afb448 100644
--- a/board/siemens/taurus/taurus.c
+++ b/board/siemens/taurus/taurus.c
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #include <common.h>
 #include <dm.h>
 #include <env.h>
-#include <flash.h>
 #include <init.h>
 #include <asm/global_data.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
diff --git a/board/socrates/socrates.c b/board/socrates/socrates.c
index 27aad4eaae..f9e1bc6316 100644
--- a/board/socrates/socrates.c
+++ b/board/socrates/socrates.c
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
-extern flash_info_t flash_info[];	/* FLASH chips info */
-
 void local_bus_init (void);
 ulong flash_get_size (ulong base, int banknum);
 
diff --git a/board/toradex/common/tdx-cfg-block.c b/board/toradex/common/tdx-cfg-block.c
index 7cf2dfae97..22c67c6e38 100644
--- a/board/toradex/common/tdx-cfg-block.c
+++ b/board/toradex/common/tdx-cfg-block.c
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
 #include <cli.h>
 #include <console.h>
 #include <env.h>
+#ifdef CONFIG_TDX_CFG_BLOCK_IS_IN_NOR
 #include <flash.h>
+#endif
 #include <malloc.h>
 #include <mmc.h>
 #include <nand.h>
diff --git a/cmd/bootm.c b/cmd/bootm.c
index 1f70ee9e91..9fe8ce4a27 100644
--- a/cmd/bootm.c
+++ b/cmd/bootm.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ static int image_info(unsigned long addr);
 #if defined(CONFIG_CMD_IMLS)
 #include <flash.h>
 #include <mtd/cfi_flash.h>
-extern flash_info_t flash_info[]; /* info for FLASH chips */
 #endif
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_CMD_IMLS) || defined(CONFIG_CMD_IMLS_NAND)
diff --git a/cmd/cramfs.c b/cmd/cramfs.c
index 2aad50c672..57e2afa247 100644
--- a/cmd/cramfs.c
+++ b/cmd/cramfs.c
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@
 # define DEBUGF(fmt, args...)
 #endif
 
-#include <flash.h>
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_MTD_NOR_FLASH
 # define OFFSET_ADJUSTMENT	0
 #else
+#include <flash.h>
 # define OFFSET_ADJUSTMENT	(flash_info[id.num].start[0])
 #endif
 
diff --git a/cmd/cros_ec.c b/cmd/cros_ec.c
index ad49905d67..90921cecf6 100644
--- a/cmd/cros_ec.c
+++ b/cmd/cros_ec.c
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #include <command.h>
 #include <cros_ec.h>
 #include <dm.h>
-#include <flash.h>
 #include <log.h>
 #include <dm/device-internal.h>
 #include <dm/uclass-internal.h>
diff --git a/cmd/flash.c b/cmd/flash.c
index db4bb2529c..f4f85ecc7a 100644
--- a/cmd/flash.c
+++ b/cmd/flash.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ int find_dev_and_part(const char *id, struct mtd_device **dev,
 #ifdef CONFIG_MTD_NOR_FLASH
 #include <flash.h>
 #include <mtd/cfi_flash.h>
-extern flash_info_t flash_info[];	/* info for FLASH chips */
 
 /*
  * The user interface starts numbering for Flash banks with 1
diff --git a/cmd/jffs2.c b/cmd/jffs2.c
index 914a7beeed..e00fcc2022 100644
--- a/cmd/jffs2.c
+++ b/cmd/jffs2.c
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@
 #include <common.h>
 #include <command.h>
 #include <env.h>
+#if defined(CONFIG_CMD_FLASH)
 #include <flash.h>
+#endif
 #include <image.h>
 #include <malloc.h>
 #include <jffs2/jffs2.h>
@@ -156,7 +158,6 @@ static int mtd_device_validate(u8 type, u8 num, u32 *size)
 	if (type == MTD_DEV_TYPE_NOR) {
 #if defined(CONFIG_CMD_FLASH)
 		if (num < CONFIG_SYS_MAX_FLASH_BANKS) {
-			extern flash_info_t flash_info[];
 			*size = flash_info[num].size;
 
 			return 0;
@@ -260,8 +261,6 @@ static inline u32 get_part_sector_size_nand(struct mtdids *id)
 static inline u32 get_part_sector_size_nor(struct mtdids *id, struct part_info *part)
 {
 #if defined(CONFIG_CMD_FLASH)
-	extern flash_info_t flash_info[];
-
 	u32 end_phys, start_phys, sector_size = 0, size = 0;
 	int i;
 	flash_info_t *flash;
diff --git a/cmd/load.c b/cmd/load.c
index 1224a7f85b..e44ae0d56b 100644
--- a/cmd/load.c
+++ b/cmd/load.c
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
 #include <efi_loader.h>
 #include <env.h>
 #include <exports.h>
+#ifdef CONFIG_MTD_NOR_FLASH
 #include <flash.h>
+#endif
 #include <image.h>
 #include <lmb.h>
 #include <mapmem.h>
diff --git a/cmd/mem.c b/cmd/mem.c
index b7511382d3..1f4e3fcded 100644
--- a/cmd/mem.c
+++ b/cmd/mem.c
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@
 #include <cli.h>
 #include <command.h>
 #include <console.h>
+#ifdef CONFIG_MTD_NOR_FLASH
 #include <flash.h>
+#endif
 #include <hash.h>
 #include <log.h>
 #include <mapmem.h>
diff --git a/cmd/mvebu/bubt.c b/cmd/mvebu/bubt.c
index ffa05bc201..2136af6416 100644
--- a/cmd/mvebu/bubt.c
+++ b/cmd/mvebu/bubt.c
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #include <common.h>
 #include <command.h>
 #include <env.h>
-#include <flash.h>
 #include <image.h>
 #include <net.h>
 #include <vsprintf.h>
diff --git a/cmd/sf.c b/cmd/sf.c
index cd50b38081..058635cb2f 100644
--- a/cmd/sf.c
+++ b/cmd/sf.c
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include <command.h>
 #include <div64.h>
 #include <dm.h>
-#include <flash.h>
 #include <log.h>
 #include <malloc.h>
 #include <mapmem.h>
diff --git a/common/board_r.c b/common/board_r.c
index ed29069d2d..e702f0234e 100644
--- a/common/board_r.c
+++ b/common/board_r.c
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
 #include <bootstage.h>
 #include <cpu_func.h>
 #include <exports.h>
+#ifdef CONFIG_MTD_NOR_FLASH
 #include <flash.h>
+#endif
 #include <hang.h>
 #include <image.h>
 #include <irq_func.h>
diff --git a/common/flash.c b/common/flash.c
index f939c2f9e9..848f44e59d 100644
--- a/common/flash.c
+++ b/common/flash.c
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
 
 #include <mtd/cfi_flash.h>
 
-extern flash_info_t  flash_info[]; /* info for FLASH chips */
-
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------
  * Functions
  */
diff --git a/common/update.c b/common/update.c
index b9ad475d9d..80f16af653 100644
--- a/common/update.c
+++ b/common/update.c
@@ -20,14 +20,12 @@
 
 #include <command.h>
 #include <env.h>
-#include <flash.h>
 #include <net.h>
 #include <net/tftp.h>
 #include <malloc.h>
 #include <mapmem.h>
 #include <dfu.h>
 #include <errno.h>
-#include <mtd/cfi_flash.h>
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_DFU_TFTP) || defined(CONFIG_UPDATE_TFTP)
 /* env variable holding the location of the update file */
@@ -49,7 +47,8 @@
 extern ulong tftp_timeout_ms;
 extern int tftp_timeout_count_max;
 #ifdef CONFIG_MTD_NOR_FLASH
-extern flash_info_t flash_info[];
+#include <flash.h>
+#include <mtd/cfi_flash.h>
 static uchar *saved_prot_info;
 #endif
 static int update_load(char *filename, ulong msec_max, int cnt_max, ulong addr)
diff --git a/drivers/dfu/dfu_sf.c b/drivers/dfu/dfu_sf.c
index 25a9c81850..2dae159370 100644
--- a/drivers/dfu/dfu_sf.c
+++ b/drivers/dfu/dfu_sf.c
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
-#include <flash.h>
 #include <malloc.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <div64.h>
diff --git a/drivers/fastboot/fb_command.c b/drivers/fastboot/fb_command.c
index 98eccc3455..bdfdf262c8 100644
--- a/drivers/fastboot/fb_command.c
+++ b/drivers/fastboot/fb_command.c
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #include <fastboot-internal.h>
 #include <fb_mmc.h>
 #include <fb_nand.h>
-#include <flash.h>
 #include <part.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/fastboot/fb_mmc.c b/drivers/fastboot/fb_mmc.c
index c62e414306..033c510bc0 100644
--- a/drivers/fastboot/fb_mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/fastboot/fb_mmc.c
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #include <fastboot.h>
 #include <fastboot-internal.h>
 #include <fb_mmc.h>
-#include <flash.h>
 #include <image-sparse.h>
 #include <image.h>
 #include <log.h>
diff --git a/drivers/fastboot/fb_nand.c b/drivers/fastboot/fb_nand.c
index eb8a36f292..6d3a900c77 100644
--- a/drivers/fastboot/fb_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/fastboot/fb_nand.c
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include <config.h>
 #include <common.h>
 #include <blk.h>
-#include <flash.h>
 
 #include <fastboot.h>
 #include <image-sparse.h>
diff --git a/drivers/misc/cros_ec.c b/drivers/misc/cros_ec.c
index e131eccd28..621d175217 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/cros_ec.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/cros_ec.c
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include <common.h>
 #include <command.h>
 #include <dm.h>
-#include <flash.h>
 #include <i2c.h>
 #include <cros_ec.h>
 #include <fdtdec.h>
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi/sf_dataflash.c b/drivers/mtd/spi/sf_dataflash.c
index 85867817c7..e19e34244d 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/spi/sf_dataflash.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/spi/sf_dataflash.c
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #include <dm.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fdtdec.h>
-#include <flash.h>
 #include <log.h>
 #include <spi.h>
 #include <spi_flash.h>
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi/sf_mtd.c b/drivers/mtd/spi/sf_mtd.c
index 0aed28a52b..071b25ac67 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/spi/sf_mtd.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/spi/sf_mtd.c
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
-#include <flash.h>
 #include <malloc.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/mtd/mtd.h>
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi/spi-nor-core.c b/drivers/mtd/spi/spi-nor-core.c
index 8a226a7af5..26a356baf8 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/spi/spi-nor-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/spi/spi-nor-core.c
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
-#include <flash.h>
 #include <log.h>
 #include <watchdog.h>
 #include <dm.h>
diff --git a/env/flash.c b/env/flash.c
index 9c8abfa016..1e75f8c004 100644
--- a/env/flash.c
+++ b/env/flash.c
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #include <command.h>
 #include <env.h>
 #include <env_internal.h>
-#include <flash.h>
 #include <log.h>
 #include <asm/global_data.h>
 #include <linux/stddef.h>
@@ -26,6 +25,7 @@ DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_SPL_BUILD
 # if defined(CONFIG_CMD_SAVEENV) && defined(CONFIG_CMD_FLASH)
+#  include <flash.h>
 #  define CMD_SAVEENV
 # elif defined(CONFIG_ENV_ADDR_REDUND)
 #  error CONFIG_ENV_ADDR_REDUND must have CONFIG_CMD_SAVEENV & CONFIG_CMD_FLASH
diff --git a/env/sf.c b/env/sf.c
index 4b768542c1..a425ecc11c 100644
--- a/env/sf.c
+++ b/env/sf.c
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #include <dm.h>
 #include <env.h>
 #include <env_internal.h>
-#include <flash.h>
 #include <malloc.h>
 #include <spi.h>
 #include <spi_flash.h>
diff --git a/fs/cramfs/cramfs.c b/fs/cramfs/cramfs.c
index 7ef48bbc06..6c017cebc5 100644
--- a/fs/cramfs/cramfs.c
+++ b/fs/cramfs/cramfs.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
-#include <flash.h>
 #include <malloc.h>
 #include <asm/byteorder.h>
 #include <linux/stat.h>
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ struct cramfs_super super;
 /* CPU address space offset calculation macro, struct part_info offset is
  * device address space offset, so we need to shift it by a device start address. */
 #if defined(CONFIG_MTD_NOR_FLASH)
-extern flash_info_t flash_info[];
+#include <flash.h>
 #define PART_OFFSET(x)	((ulong)x->offset + \
 			 flash_info[x->dev->id->num].start[0])
 #else
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/jffs2_1pass.c b/fs/jffs2/jffs2_1pass.c
index 1818e81215..ef7b302725 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/jffs2_1pass.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/jffs2_1pass.c
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@
 
 #include <common.h>
 #include <config.h>
-#include <flash.h>
 #include <malloc.h>
 #include <div64.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
@@ -381,6 +380,8 @@ static void put_fl_mem_onenand(void *buf)
 
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_CMD_FLASH)
+#include <flash.h>
+
 /*
  * Support for jffs2 on top of NOR-flash
  *
@@ -392,7 +393,6 @@ static inline void *get_fl_mem_nor(u32 off, u32 size, void *ext_buf)
 	u32 addr = off;
 	struct mtdids *id = current_part->dev->id;
 
-	extern flash_info_t flash_info[];
 	flash_info_t *flash = &flash_info[id->num];
 
 	addr += flash->start[0];
diff --git a/include/flash.h b/include/flash.h
index f3959f5012..95992fa689 100644
--- a/include/flash.h
+++ b/include/flash.h
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@
 #ifndef _FLASH_H_
 #define _FLASH_H_
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_SYS_MAX_FLASH_SECT
-#define CONFIG_SYS_MAX_FLASH_SECT	512
-#endif
-
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------
  * FLASH Info: contains chip specific data, per FLASH bank
  */
@@ -91,6 +87,7 @@ int flash_sect_erase(ulong addr_first, ulong addr_last);
 int flash_sect_protect(int flag, ulong addr_first, ulong addr_last);
 int flash_sect_roundb(ulong *addr);
 unsigned long flash_sector_size(flash_info_t *info, flash_sect_t sect);
+void flash_cmd_reset(flash_info_t *info);
 void flash_set_verbose(uint v);
 
 /* common/flash.c */
diff --git a/include/mtd/cfi_flash.h b/include/mtd/cfi_flash.h
index d4aeea7e46..1321da1910 100644
--- a/include/mtd/cfi_flash.h
+++ b/include/mtd/cfi_flash.h
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@ extern int cfi_flash_num_flash_banks;
 
 phys_addr_t cfi_flash_bank_addr(int i);
 unsigned long cfi_flash_bank_size(int i);
-void flash_cmd_reset(flash_info_t *info);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CFI_FLASH_USE_WEAK_ACCESSORS
 void flash_write8(u8 value, void *addr);
diff --git a/net/nfs.c b/net/nfs.c
index 9152ab742e..9f65cfb20d 100644
--- a/net/nfs.c
+++ b/net/nfs.c
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@
 
 #include <common.h>
 #include <command.h>
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_DIRECT_FLASH_NFS
 #include <flash.h>
+#endif
 #include <image.h>
 #include <log.h>
 #include <net.h>
diff --git a/post/drivers/flash.c b/post/drivers/flash.c
index 07eab332d2..7d65f46d9f 100644
--- a/post/drivers/flash.c
+++ b/post/drivers/flash.c
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
  * Licensed under the GPL-2 or later.
  */
 
+#if CONFIG_POST & CONFIG_SYS_POST_FLASH
 #include <common.h>
 #include <malloc.h>
 #include <post.h>
 #include <flash.h>
 
-#if CONFIG_POST & CONFIG_SYS_POST_FLASH
 
 /*
  * This code will walk over the declared sectors erasing them,
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@
 # error "invalid flash block start/end"
 #endif
 
-extern flash_info_t flash_info[];
-
 static void *seed_src_data(void *ptr, ulong *old_len, ulong new_len)
 {
 	unsigned char *p;