diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 3343d7c4742..6550950e73e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -216,12 +216,6 @@ config PAGING
 		If set =y in your configation file, this setting will enable the on-demand
 		paging feature as described in http://www.nuttx.org/NuttXDemandPaging.html.
 
-config ARCH_LEDS
-	bool "Use board LEDs to show state"
-	default y
-	---help---
-		Use LEDs to show state. Unique to boards that have LEDs
-
 config ARCH_INTERRUPTSTACK
 	bool "Use interrupt stack"
 	default y
diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 0d34ac2c8a7..cfa3d589d4d 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -27,12 +27,6 @@ config ARCH_CHIP
 	string
 	default "pic32mx"	if ARCH_CHIP_PIC32MX
 
-config ARCH_LEDS
-	bool "Use board LEDs to show state"
-	default y
-	---help---
-		Use LEDs to show state. Unique to boards that have LEDs
-
 config ARCH_INTERRUPTSTACK
 	bool "Use interrupt stack"
 	default y