diff --git a/src/cpu/amd/family_10h-family_15h/Kconfig b/src/cpu/amd/family_10h-family_15h/Kconfig
index 8e902478cc..cd3db0e420 100644
--- a/src/cpu/amd/family_10h-family_15h/Kconfig
+++ b/src/cpu/amd/family_10h-family_15h/Kconfig
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ config CPU_AMD_MODEL_10XXX
 	select ARCH_VERSTAGE_X86_32
 	select ARCH_ROMSTAGE_X86_32
 	select ARCH_RAMSTAGE_X86_32
-	select SSE
 	select SSE2
 	select TSC_SYNC_LFENCE
 	select UDELAY_LAPIC
diff --git a/src/cpu/intel/haswell/Kconfig b/src/cpu/intel/haswell/Kconfig
index 423966c2d4..3aadfdee5a 100644
--- a/src/cpu/intel/haswell/Kconfig
+++ b/src/cpu/intel/haswell/Kconfig
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ config CPU_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS
 	select HAVE_MONOTONIC_TIMER
 	select SMP
 	select MMX
-	select SSE
 	select SSE2
 	select UDELAY_TSC
 	select TSC_CONSTANT_RATE
diff --git a/src/cpu/intel/model_2065x/Kconfig b/src/cpu/intel/model_2065x/Kconfig
index 59bb8d8b86..9481917ff8 100644
--- a/src/cpu/intel/model_2065x/Kconfig
+++ b/src/cpu/intel/model_2065x/Kconfig
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ config CPU_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS
 	select ARCH_ROMSTAGE_X86_32
 	select ARCH_RAMSTAGE_X86_32
 	select SMP
-	select SSE
 	select SSE2
 	select UDELAY_TSC
 	select TSC_CONSTANT_RATE
diff --git a/src/cpu/intel/socket_FCBGA1023/Kconfig b/src/cpu/intel/socket_FCBGA1023/Kconfig
index 3c6e2bfe25..bdac1dbd04 100644
--- a/src/cpu/intel/socket_FCBGA1023/Kconfig
+++ b/src/cpu/intel/socket_FCBGA1023/Kconfig
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ if CPU_INTEL_SOCKET_FCBGA1023
 config SOCKET_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS # dummy
 	def_bool y
 	select MMX
-	select SSE
 	select SSE2
 
 endif
diff --git a/src/soc/amd/stoneyridge/Kconfig b/src/soc/amd/stoneyridge/Kconfig
index 529d651243..03a40cc6ea 100644
--- a/src/soc/amd/stoneyridge/Kconfig
+++ b/src/soc/amd/stoneyridge/Kconfig
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ config CPU_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS
 	select SMM_TSEG
 	select POSTCAR_STAGE
 	select POSTCAR_CONSOLE
-	select SSE
 	select SSE2
 	select RTC
 	select SOC_AMD_PSP_SELECTABLE_SMU_FW