diff --git a/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-aarch64/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-aarch64/Kconfig
index 368f7f3a69..54141b4106 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-aarch64/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-aarch64/Kconfig
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ config BOARD_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS
 	select BOOTBLOCK_CONSOLE
 	select BOOTBLOCK_CUSTOM
 	select BOOT_DEVICE_NOT_SPI_FLASH
-	select CONSOLE_SERIAL
 	select DRIVERS_UART_PL011
 	select HAVE_LINEAR_FRAMEBUFFER
 	select MAINBOARD_FORCE_NATIVE_VGA_INIT
diff --git a/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-armv7/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-armv7/Kconfig
index 64e5bb7168..a91299873a 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-armv7/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-armv7/Kconfig
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ config BOARD_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS
 	def_bool y
 	select CPU_ARMLTD_CORTEX_A9
 	select DRIVERS_UART_PL011
-	select CONSOLE_SERIAL
 	select MAINBOARD_HAS_NATIVE_VGA_INIT
 	select MAINBOARD_FORCE_NATIVE_VGA_INIT
 	select HAVE_LINEAR_FRAMEBUFFER
diff --git a/src/mainboard/intel/saddlebrook/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/intel/saddlebrook/Kconfig
index f94cd54fd5..e0f2add3d5 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/intel/saddlebrook/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/intel/saddlebrook/Kconfig
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ if BOARD_INTEL_SKLSDLBRK
 config BOARD_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS
 	def_bool y
 	select BOARD_ROMSIZE_KB_4096
-	select CONSOLE_SERIAL
 	select DRIVERS_UART
 	select GENERIC_SPD_BIN
 	select HAVE_ACPI_RESUME