diff --git a/sched/Kconfig b/sched/Kconfig
index 3a4d0eb6430..f0f9ba876de 100644
--- a/sched/Kconfig
+++ b/sched/Kconfig
@@ -363,40 +363,6 @@ config INIT_NEXPORTS
 		Any kernel mode symbols tables would not be usable for resolving
 		symbols in user mode executables.
 
-menuconfig INIT_MOUNT
-	bool "Auto-mount init file system"
-	default n
-	depends on !DISABLE_MOUNTPOINT
-	---help---
-		In order to use the the initial startup program when CONFIG_INIT_FILEPATH
-		is provided, it is necessary to mount the initial file system that
-		provides init program.  Normally this mount is done in the board-specific
-		initialization logic.  However, if the mount is very simple, it can be
-		performed by the OS bring-up logic itself by selecting this option.
-
-if INIT_MOUNT
-
-config INIT_MOUNT_SOURCE
-	string "The block device to mount"
-	default "/dev/ram0"
-
-config INIT_MOUNT_TARGET
-	string "Path to the mounted file system"
-	default "/bin"
-
-config INIT_MOUNT_FSTYPE
-	string "The file system type to mount"
-	default "romfs"
-
-config INIT_MOUNT_FLAGS
-	hex "Flags passed to mount"
-	default 0
-
-config INIT_MOUNT_DATA
-	string "Additional data passed to mount"
-	default ""
-
-endif # INIT_MOUNT
 endif # INIT_FILEPATH
 
 config RR_INTERVAL
diff --git a/sched/init/os_bringup.c b/sched/init/os_bringup.c
index 7834aa2556a..62213ccd782 100644
--- a/sched/init/os_bringup.c
+++ b/sched/init/os_bringup.c
@@ -45,9 +45,7 @@
 
 #include <sched.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
 #include <debug.h>
-#include <sys/mount.h>
 
 #include <nuttx/arch.h>
 #include <nuttx/board.h>
@@ -100,6 +98,10 @@
    * program.
    */
 
+#    ifndef CONFIG_BOARD_INITIALIZE
+#      warning You probably need CONFIG_BOARD_INITIALIZE to mount the file system
+#    endif
+
 #    ifndef CONFIG_USER_INITPATH
   /* Path to the initialization program must have been provided */
 
@@ -285,16 +287,6 @@ static inline void os_do_appstart(void)
   board_initialize();
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_INIT_MOUNT
-  /* Mount the file system containing the init program. */
-
-  ret = mount(CONFIG_INIT_MOUNT_SOURCE, CONFIG_INIT_MOUNT_TARGET,
-              CONFIG_INIT_MOUNT_FSTYPE, CONFIG_INIT_MOUNT_FLAGS,
-              CONFIG_INIT_MOUNT_DATA);
-  DEBUGASSERT(ret >= 0);
-  UNUSED(ret);
-#endif
-
   /* Start the application initialization program from a program in a
    * mounted file system.  Presumably the file system was mounted as part
    * of the board_initialize() operation.
@@ -305,7 +297,6 @@ static inline void os_do_appstart(void)
   ret = exec(CONFIG_USER_INITPATH, NULL, CONFIG_INIT_SYMTAB,
              CONFIG_INIT_NEXPORTS);
   ASSERT(ret >= 0);
-  UNUSED(ret);
 }
 
 #elif defined(CONFIG_INIT_NONE)