diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/zork/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/google/zork/Kconfig
index 041a4e7a55..a0606cc59a 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/zork/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/zork/Kconfig
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ config ONBOARD_VGA_IS_PRIMARY
 config VBOOT
 	select EC_GOOGLE_CHROMEEC_SWITCHES
 	select VBOOT_LID_SWITCH
+	select VBOOT_STARTS_BEFORE_BOOTBLOCK
 
 config VBOOT_VBNV_OFFSET
 	hex
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ config DRIVER_TPM_I2C_ADDR
 config PICASSO_FW_A_POSITION
 	hex
 	default 0xFF012040
-	depends on VBOOT_SLOTS_RW_AB && VBOOT_STARTS_BEFORE_BOOTBLOCK
+	depends on VBOOT_SLOTS_RW_AB
 	help
 	  Location of the AMD firmware in the RW_A region. This is the
 	  start of the RW-A region + 64 bytes for the cbfs header.
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ config PICASSO_FW_A_POSITION
 config PICASSO_FW_B_POSITION
 	hex
 	default 0xFF312040
-	depends on VBOOT_SLOTS_RW_AB && VBOOT_STARTS_BEFORE_BOOTBLOCK
+	depends on VBOOT_SLOTS_RW_AB
 	help
 	  Location of the AMD firmware in the RW_B region. This is the
 	  start of the RW-A region + 64 bytes for the cbfs header.
@@ -241,22 +242,6 @@ config VARIANT_MAX_BOARD_ID_BROKEN_FMPCU_POWER
 	help
 	  Last board version that needs the extra delay for FPMCU init.
 
-config VBOOT_STARTS_BEFORE_BOOTBLOCK
-	bool "PSP verstage"
-	default y if VBOOT
-	help
-	  Firmware verification happens before the main processor is brought
-	  online.
-
-config VBOOT_STARTS_IN_BOOTBLOCK
-	bool "X86 verstage (in bootblock)"
-	depends on  VBOOT && ! VBOOT_STARTS_BEFORE_BOOTBLOCK
-	select VBOOT_SEPARATE_VERSTAGE
-	help
-	  Firmware verification happens during the end of or right after the
-	  bootblock. This implies that a static VBOOT2_WORK() buffer must be
-	  allocated in memlayout.
-
 config EFS_SPI_READ_MODE
 	int
 	default 0 if EM100 # Normal read mode
diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/zork/Makefile.inc b/src/mainboard/google/zork/Makefile.inc
index 88aef867de..96c97b68d3 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/zork/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/zork/Makefile.inc
@@ -9,11 +9,7 @@ ramstage-y += chromeos.c
 ramstage-y += ec.c
 ramstage-y += sku_id.c
 
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_VBOOT_STARTS_BEFORE_BOOTBLOCK),y)
 verstage-y += verstage.c
-else
-verstage-y += chromeos.c
-endif
 
 smm-y += smihandler.c
 
diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/zork/bootblock.c b/src/mainboard/google/zork/bootblock.c
index ed058886ff..87e028573c 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/zork/bootblock.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/zork/bootblock.c
@@ -12,10 +12,5 @@ void bootblock_mainboard_early_init(void)
 	gpios = variant_bootblock_gpio_table(&num_gpios, acpi_get_sleep_type());
 	program_gpios(gpios, num_gpios);
 
-	if (!CONFIG(VBOOT_STARTS_BEFORE_BOOTBLOCK)) {
-		gpios = variant_early_gpio_table(&num_gpios);
-		program_gpios(gpios, num_gpios);
-	}
-
 	variant_pcie_gpio_configure();
 }
diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/zork/variants/baseboard/Makefile.inc b/src/mainboard/google/zork/variants/baseboard/Makefile.inc
index c8d57ff9b5..2764a89b08 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/zork/variants/baseboard/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/zork/variants/baseboard/Makefile.inc
@@ -7,10 +7,8 @@ bootblock-$(CONFIG_BOARD_GOOGLE_BASEBOARD_DALBOZ) += gpio_baseboard_dalboz.c
 
 verstage-y += gpio_baseboard_common.c
 verstage-y += helpers.c
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_VBOOT_STARTS_BEFORE_BOOTBLOCK),y)
 verstage-$(CONFIG_BOARD_GOOGLE_BASEBOARD_TREMBYLE) += gpio_baseboard_trembyle.c
 verstage-$(CONFIG_BOARD_GOOGLE_BASEBOARD_DALBOZ) += gpio_baseboard_dalboz.c
-endif
 verstage-y += tpm_tis.c
 
 romstage-y += gpio_baseboard_common.c