diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 7b38bf880f69..27a4bfa0e7c8 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -981,9 +981,6 @@ config MIPS_MSC
 config MIPS_NILE4
 	bool
 
-config MIPS_DISABLE_OBSOLETE_IDE
-	bool
-
 config SYNC_R4K
 	bool
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/alchemy/Kconfig b/arch/mips/alchemy/Kconfig
index c8862bdc2ff2..7032ac7ecd1b 100644
--- a/arch/mips/alchemy/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/alchemy/Kconfig
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ config MIPS_DB1000
 	select ALCHEMY_GPIOINT_AU1000
 	select DMA_NONCOHERENT
 	select HW_HAS_PCI
-	select MIPS_DISABLE_OBSOLETE_IDE
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_BIG_ENDIAN
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 	select SYS_HAS_EARLY_PRINTK
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@ config MIPS_DB1235
 	select ARCH_REQUIRE_GPIOLIB
 	select HW_HAS_PCI
 	select DMA_COHERENT
-	select MIPS_DISABLE_OBSOLETE_IDE
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 	select SYS_HAS_EARLY_PRINTK
 
@@ -57,7 +55,6 @@ config MIPS_GPR
 	select ALCHEMY_GPIOINT_AU1000
 	select HW_HAS_PCI
 	select DMA_NONCOHERENT
-	select MIPS_DISABLE_OBSOLETE_IDE
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 	select SYS_HAS_EARLY_PRINTK