diff --git a/plat/intel/soc/common/include/socfpga_mailbox.h b/plat/intel/soc/common/include/socfpga_mailbox.h
index f44bc0ecc..710ecf0c5 100644
--- a/plat/intel/soc/common/include/socfpga_mailbox.h
+++ b/plat/intel/soc/common/include/socfpga_mailbox.h
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ void mailbox_set_qspi_direct(void);
 int mailbox_send_cmd(int job_id, unsigned int cmd, uint32_t *args,
 			int len, int urgent, uint32_t *response, int resp_len);
 int mailbox_send_cmd_async(int job_id, unsigned int cmd, uint32_t *args,
-				int len, int urgent, int indirect);
+				int len, int indirect);
 int mailbox_read_response(int job_id, uint32_t *response, int resp_len);
 void mailbox_reset_cold(void);
 void mailbox_clear_response(void);
diff --git a/plat/intel/soc/common/soc/socfpga_mailbox.c b/plat/intel/soc/common/soc/socfpga_mailbox.c
index cbc6bfba3..39b63c987 100644
--- a/plat/intel/soc/common/soc/socfpga_mailbox.c
+++ b/plat/intel/soc/common/soc/socfpga_mailbox.c
@@ -168,11 +168,8 @@ int mailbox_poll_response(int job_id, int urgent, uint32_t *response,
 }
 
 int mailbox_send_cmd_async(int job_id, unsigned int cmd, uint32_t *args,
-			  int len, int urgent, int indirect)
+			  int len, int indirect)
 {
-	if (urgent)
-		mmio_write_32(MBOX_OFFSET + MBOX_URG, 1);
-
 	fill_mailbox_circular_buffer(MBOX_CLIENT_ID_CMD(MBOX_ATF_CLIENT_ID) |
 					MBOX_JOB_ID_CMD(job_id) |
 					MBOX_CMD_LEN_CMD(len) |
diff --git a/plat/intel/soc/common/socfpga_sip_svc.c b/plat/intel/soc/common/socfpga_sip_svc.c
index b879cfc3b..8588e933b 100644
--- a/plat/intel/soc/common/socfpga_sip_svc.c
+++ b/plat/intel/soc/common/socfpga_sip_svc.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static int intel_fpga_sdm_write_buffer(struct fpga_config_info *buffer)
 		buffer->size_written += args[2];
 		mailbox_send_cmd_async(send_id++ % MBOX_MAX_JOB_ID,
 					MBOX_RECONFIG_DATA, args, 3,
-					CMD_CASUAL, CMD_INDIRECT);
+					CMD_INDIRECT);
 
 		buffer->subblocks_sent++;
 		max_blocks--;