diff --git a/fs/Kconfig b/fs/Kconfig
index 85c7c20fd20..150bbcdde99 100644
--- a/fs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/Kconfig
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ config FS_WRITABLE
 	default n
 	---help---
 		Automatically selected if any writable file system is selected.  If
-		not selected, disable support for writing will be disabled in all
-		block drivers and also the block-to-character (BCH) layer and the
-		MTD FTL layer.
+		not selected, support for writing will be disabled in all block
+		drivers and also the block-to-character (BCH) layer and the MTD FTL
+		layer.
 
 		This selection can also be manually selected.  You might want to do
 		this if there are no writable file systems enabled, but you still
diff --git a/tools/mkconfig.c b/tools/mkconfig.c
index 70160aa0bb5..68f9e770e5f 100644
--- a/tools/mkconfig.c
+++ b/tools/mkconfig.c
@@ -225,18 +225,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
   printf("# undef CONFIG_FS_BINFS\n");
   printf("# undef CONFIG_NFS\n");
   printf("#endif\n\n");
-  printf("/* Check if any readable and writable filesystem (OR USB storage) is supported */\n\n");
-  printf("#if defined(CONFIG_FS_FAT) || defined(CONFIG_FS_ROMFS) || defined(CONFIG_USBMSC) || \\\n");
-  printf("    defined(CONFIG_FS_NXFFS) || defined(CONFIG_FS_SMARTFS) || defined(CONFIG_FS_BINFS) || \\\n");
-  printf("    defined(CONFIG_NFS) || defined(CONFIG_FS_PROCFS)\n");
-  printf("# undef  CONFIG_FS_READABLE\n");
-  printf("# define CONFIG_FS_READABLE 1\n");
-  printf("#endif\n\n");
-  printf("#if defined(CONFIG_FS_FAT) || defined(CONFIG_USBMSC) || defined(CONFIG_FS_NXFFS) || \\\n");
-  printf("    defined(CONFIG_FS_SMARTFS) || defined(CONFIG_NFS)\n");
-  printf("# undef  CONFIG_FS_WRITABLE\n");
-  printf("# define CONFIG_FS_WRITABLE 1\n");
-  printf("#endif\n\n");
   printf("/* There can be no network support with no socket descriptors */\n\n");
   printf("#if CONFIG_NSOCKET_DESCRIPTORS <= 0\n");
   printf("# undef CONFIG_NET\n");