diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/ep93xx_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/ep93xx_defconfig
index a7846d64b396..158dde87f5d0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/ep93xx_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/ep93xx_defconfig
@@ -132,6 +132,5 @@ CONFIG_DEBUG_SPINLOCK=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_MUTEXES=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_USER=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_LL=y
-CONFIG_DEBUG_LL_UART_PL01X=y
 # CONFIG_CRYPTO_ANSI_CPRNG is not set
 CONFIG_LIBCRC32C=y
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/lpc32xx_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/lpc32xx_defconfig
index c100b7df5441..9f56ca3985ae 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/lpc32xx_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/lpc32xx_defconfig
@@ -204,7 +204,6 @@ CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y
 # CONFIG_FTRACE is not set
 # CONFIG_ARM_UNWIND is not set
 CONFIG_DEBUG_LL=y
-CONFIG_DEBUG_LL_UART_8250=y
 CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK=y
 CONFIG_CRYPTO_ANSI_CPRNG=y
 # CONFIG_CRYPTO_HW is not set
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/mv78xx0_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/mv78xx0_defconfig
index fcdffa7d9d78..a0345e1ce172 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/mv78xx0_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/mv78xx0_defconfig
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALL_CHECK=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_USER=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_ERRORS=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_LL=y
-CONFIG_DEBUG_LL_UART_8250=y
 CONFIG_CRYPTO_CBC=m
 CONFIG_CRYPTO_ECB=m
 CONFIG_CRYPTO_PCBC=m
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/orion5x_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/orion5x_defconfig
index 6ddca8875cb5..5876ce7af130 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/orion5x_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/orion5x_defconfig
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ CONFIG_LATENCYTOP=y
 # CONFIG_FTRACE is not set
 CONFIG_DEBUG_USER=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_LL=y
-CONFIG_DEBUG_LL_UART_8250=y
 CONFIG_CRYPTO_CBC=m
 CONFIG_CRYPTO_ECB=m
 CONFIG_CRYPTO_PCBC=m
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/versatile_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/versatile_defconfig
index 01f402ddb1e7..64bef9775bb6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/versatile_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/versatile_defconfig
@@ -82,6 +82,5 @@ CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_KERNEL=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_USER=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_LL=y
-CONFIG_DEBUG_LL_UART_PL01X=y
 CONFIG_FONTS=y
 CONFIG_FONT_ACORN_8x8=y