diff --git a/src/arch/arm/Kconfig b/src/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 9e10378510..47c333bf6a 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/src/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ config ARCH_ROMSTAGE_ARM
 config ARCH_RAMSTAGE_ARM
 	bool
 	select ARCH_ARM
-	select RAMSTAGE_CBMEM_TOP_ARG
 
 source src/arch/arm/armv4/Kconfig
 source src/arch/arm/armv7/Kconfig
diff --git a/src/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/src/arch/arm64/Kconfig
index c7eafe649a..3d1d1843e0 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm64/Kconfig
+++ b/src/arch/arm64/Kconfig
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ config ARCH_ROMSTAGE_ARM64
 config ARCH_RAMSTAGE_ARM64
 	bool
 	select ARCH_ARM64
-	select RAMSTAGE_CBMEM_TOP_ARG
 
 source src/arch/arm64/armv8/Kconfig
 
diff --git a/src/arch/mips/Kconfig b/src/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 321bfc91fd..9df514b21b 100644
--- a/src/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/src/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ config ARCH_BOOTBLOCK_MIPS
 	default n
 	select BOOTBLOCK_CUSTOM
 	select C_ENVIRONMENT_BOOTBLOCK
-	select RAMSTAGE_CBMEM_TOP_ARG
 
 config ARCH_VERSTAGE_MIPS
 	bool
diff --git a/src/arch/ppc64/Kconfig b/src/arch/ppc64/Kconfig
index da9c155917..0699e910ce 100644
--- a/src/arch/ppc64/Kconfig
+++ b/src/arch/ppc64/Kconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 config ARCH_PPC64
 	bool
-	select RAMSTAGE_CBMEM_TOP_ARG
 
 config ARCH_BOOTBLOCK_PPC64
 	bool
diff --git a/src/arch/riscv/Kconfig b/src/arch/riscv/Kconfig
index 9ee781b4f0..f2ca571c97 100644
--- a/src/arch/riscv/Kconfig
+++ b/src/arch/riscv/Kconfig
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ config ARCH_ROMSTAGE_RISCV
 config ARCH_RAMSTAGE_RISCV
 	bool
 	default n
-	select RAMSTAGE_CBMEM_TOP_ARG
 
 config RISCV_USE_ARCH_TIMER
 	bool
diff --git a/src/arch/x86/Kconfig b/src/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 37b7d2daaa..c5a5642974 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/src/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ config ARCH_X86
 	default n
 	select PCI
 	select RELOCATABLE_MODULES
-	select RAMSTAGE_CBMEM_TOP_ARG
 
 # stage selectors for x86
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Kconfig b/src/lib/Kconfig
index b94ac495b7..cb1e4a5cc8 100644
--- a/src/lib/Kconfig
+++ b/src/lib/Kconfig
@@ -24,12 +24,6 @@ config RAMSTAGE_LIBHWBASE
 	help
 	  Selected by features that require `libhwbase` in ramstage.
 
-config RAMSTAGE_CBMEM_TOP_ARG
-	bool
-	help
-	  Select this if stages run after romstage get the cbmem_top
-	  pointer as the function arguments when called from romstage.
-
 config FLATTENED_DEVICE_TREE
 	bool
 	help
diff --git a/src/lib/imd_cbmem.c b/src/lib/imd_cbmem.c
index cbd4b8f887..38620d2d06 100644
--- a/src/lib/imd_cbmem.c
+++ b/src/lib/imd_cbmem.c
@@ -51,16 +51,14 @@ uintptr_t _cbmem_top_ptr;
 
 void *cbmem_top(void)
 {
-	if (ENV_ROMSTAGE
-	    || ((ENV_POSTCAR || ENV_RAMSTAGE)
-		&& !CONFIG(RAMSTAGE_CBMEM_TOP_ARG))) {
+	if (ENV_ROMSTAGE) {
 		MAYBE_STATIC_BSS void *top = NULL;
 		if (top)
 			return top;
 		top = cbmem_top_chipset();
 		return top;
 	}
-	if ((ENV_POSTCAR || ENV_RAMSTAGE) && CONFIG(RAMSTAGE_CBMEM_TOP_ARG))
+	if (ENV_POSTCAR || ENV_RAMSTAGE)
 		return (void *)_cbmem_top_ptr;
 
 	dead_code();