diff --git a/tcl/target/gd32vf103.cfg b/tcl/target/gd32vf103.cfg
index 52378692a..026437b82 100644
--- a/tcl/target/gd32vf103.cfg
+++ b/tcl/target/gd32vf103.cfg
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ $_TARGETNAME configure -event reset-assert {
 	# Since haltreq is write-only and there's no way to leave it unchanged,
 	# we'd have to figure out its proper value anyway.
 	set val $dmcontrol_dmactive
-	if {$_RESETMODE ne "run"} {
+	if {$halt} {
 		set val [expr {$val | $dmcontrol_haltreq}]
 	}
 	riscv dmi_write $dmcontrol $val
@@ -131,14 +131,3 @@ $_TARGETNAME configure -event reset-deassert-post {
 		}
 	}
 }
-
-# Capture the mode of a given reset so that we can use it later in the
-# reset-assert handler.
-proc init_reset { mode } {
-	global _RESETMODE
-	set _RESETMODE $mode
-
-	if {[using_jtag]} {
-		jtag arp_init-reset
-	}
-}