diff --git a/configs/lpcxpresso-lpc54628/README.txt b/configs/lpcxpresso-lpc54628/README.txt
index 0f31315c946..2cb8625a859 100644
--- a/configs/lpcxpresso-lpc54628/README.txt
+++ b/configs/lpcxpresso-lpc54628/README.txt
@@ -264,7 +264,6 @@ Configurations
 
          $ telnet fc00::42
 
-
   nsh:
 
     Configures the NuttShell (nsh) application located at examples/nsh.
diff --git a/configs/lpcxpresso-lpc54628/nxwm/defconfig b/configs/lpcxpresso-lpc54628/nxwm/defconfig
index 47cda398c4a..6bcffd4a4b5 100644
--- a/configs/lpcxpresso-lpc54628/nxwm/defconfig
+++ b/configs/lpcxpresso-lpc54628/nxwm/defconfig
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_INTERRUPTSTACK=2048
 CONFIG_ARCH_STACKDUMP=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_STDARG_H=y
 CONFIG_ARCH="arm"
-CONFIG_BOARD_INITIALIZE=y
 CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC=21082
 CONFIG_BUILTIN=y
 CONFIG_FAT_LCNAMES=y
diff --git a/configs/stm3240g-eval/knxwm/defconfig b/configs/stm3240g-eval/knxwm/defconfig
index 916720ff0aa..18f80a8e220 100644
--- a/configs/stm3240g-eval/knxwm/defconfig
+++ b/configs/stm3240g-eval/knxwm/defconfig
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_STACKDUMP=y
 CONFIG_ARCH="arm"
 CONFIG_ARM_MPU=y
 CONFIG_ARMV7M_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT=y
-CONFIG_BOARD_INITIALIZE=y
 CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC=16717
 CONFIG_BUILD_PROTECTED=y
 CONFIG_CXX_NEWLONG=y
diff --git a/configs/stm32f429i-disco/nxwm/defconfig b/configs/stm32f429i-disco/nxwm/defconfig
index 4485aa414bb..06a3ce05a26 100644
--- a/configs/stm32f429i-disco/nxwm/defconfig
+++ b/configs/stm32f429i-disco/nxwm/defconfig
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_STM32F429Z=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_INTERRUPTSTACK=2048
 CONFIG_ARCH_STACKDUMP=y
 CONFIG_ARCH="arm"
-CONFIG_BOARD_INITIALIZE=y
 CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC=16717
 CONFIG_BUILTIN=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_CUSTOMOPT=y
@@ -28,6 +27,7 @@ CONFIG_HEAP2_SIZE=8081408
 CONFIG_INPUT_STMPE811=y
 CONFIG_INPUT=y
 CONFIG_INTELHEX_BINARY=y
+CONFIG_LIB_BOARDCTL=y
 CONFIG_MAX_TASKS=16
 CONFIG_MAX_WDOGPARMS=2
 CONFIG_MM_REGIONS=2