diff --git a/src/mainboard/asus/p5gc-mx/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/asus/p5gc-mx/Kconfig
index 550722b3b7..ff3bbca46e 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/asus/p5gc-mx/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/asus/p5gc-mx/Kconfig
@@ -26,8 +26,4 @@ config MAINBOARD_PART_NUMBER
 	string
 	default "P5GC-MX"
 
-config MAX_CPUS
-	int
-	default 4 ## 2 may be the chipsets limit
-
 endif # BOARD_ASUS_P5GC_MX
diff --git a/src/mainboard/getac/p470/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/getac/p470/Kconfig
index 283ff65759..55a364629e 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/getac/p470/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/getac/p470/Kconfig
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@ config IRQ_SLOT_COUNT
 	int
 	default 18
 
-config MAX_CPUS
-	int
-	default 4
-
 config VGA_BIOS_FILE
 	string
 	default "getac-pci8086,27a2.rom"
diff --git a/src/mainboard/ibase/mb899/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/ibase/mb899/Kconfig
index b3ffd2bee5..94c4e23781 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/ibase/mb899/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/ibase/mb899/Kconfig
@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@ config IRQ_SLOT_COUNT
 	int
 	default 18
 
-config MAX_CPUS
-	int
-	default 4
-
 config VGA_BIOS_FILE
 	string
 	default "amipci_01.20"
diff --git a/src/mainboard/intel/d945gclf/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/intel/d945gclf/Kconfig
index c8c7808e2f..06e1a0cfbf 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/intel/d945gclf/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/intel/d945gclf/Kconfig
@@ -31,8 +31,4 @@ config IRQ_SLOT_COUNT
 	int
 	default 18
 
-config MAX_CPUS
-	int
-	default 4
-
 endif # BOARD_INTEL_D945GCLF
diff --git a/src/mainboard/kontron/986lcd-m/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/kontron/986lcd-m/Kconfig
index dfc7c3cfd2..006837aaf7 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/kontron/986lcd-m/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/kontron/986lcd-m/Kconfig
@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@ config IRQ_SLOT_COUNT
 	int
 	default 18
 
-config MAX_CPUS
-	int
-	default 4
-
 config VGA_BIOS_FILE
 	string
 	default "amipci_01.20"
diff --git a/src/mainboard/roda/rk886ex/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/roda/rk886ex/Kconfig
index 9d08c96a03..112d3ada61 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/roda/rk886ex/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/roda/rk886ex/Kconfig
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@ config IRQ_SLOT_COUNT
 	int
 	default 18
 
-config MAX_CPUS
-	int
-	default 4
-
 config MAXIMUM_SUPPORTED_FREQUENCY
 	int
 	default 400
diff --git a/src/northbridge/intel/i945/Kconfig b/src/northbridge/intel/i945/Kconfig
index 754f36c996..d6498f1e81 100644
--- a/src/northbridge/intel/i945/Kconfig
+++ b/src/northbridge/intel/i945/Kconfig
@@ -73,4 +73,8 @@ config SMM_RESERVED_SIZE
 	hex
 	default 0x100000
 
+config MAX_CPUS
+	int
+	default 4
+
 endif