diff --git a/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-riscv/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-riscv/Kconfig
index cd11f95442..06cbe6afce 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-riscv/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-riscv/Kconfig
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ config BOARD_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS # dummy
 	def_bool y
 	select SOC_UCB_RISCV
 	select BOARD_ROMSIZE_KB_4096
-	select ARCH_BOOTBLOCK_RISCV
 	select HAVE_UART_SPECIAL
 	select BOOT_DEVICE_NOT_SPI_FLASH
 
diff --git a/src/mainboard/emulation/spike-riscv/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/emulation/spike-riscv/Kconfig
index 755b114bd4..fd2f4f56b2 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/emulation/spike-riscv/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/emulation/spike-riscv/Kconfig
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ config BOARD_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS # dummy
 	def_bool y
 	select SOC_UCB_RISCV
 	select BOARD_ROMSIZE_KB_4096
-	select ARCH_BOOTBLOCK_RISCV
 	select DRIVERS_UART_8250MEM
 	select BOOT_DEVICE_NOT_SPI_FLASH