diff --git a/arch/sim/src/sim/up_idle.c b/arch/sim/src/sim/up_idle.c
index 6d86875420b..91f082f0294 100644
--- a/arch/sim/src/sim/up_idle.c
+++ b/arch/sim/src/sim/up_idle.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ void up_idle(void)
   nxsched_process_timer();
 #endif
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_DEV_CONSOLE) && !defined(CONFIG_SIM_UART_DATAPOST)
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEV_CONSOLE
   /* Handle UART data availability */
 
   if (g_uart_data_available)
diff --git a/arch/sim/src/sim/up_internal.h b/arch/sim/src/sim/up_internal.h
index 8db164d9643..c76a30bae88 100644
--- a/arch/sim/src/sim/up_internal.h
+++ b/arch/sim/src/sim/up_internal.h
@@ -98,10 +98,6 @@
 #  endif
 #endif
 
-/* The design for how we signal UART data availability is up in the air */
-
-#undef CONFIG_SIM_UART_DATAPOST
-
 /* Context Switching Definitions ******************************************/
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_HOST_X86_64) && !defined(CONFIG_SIM_M32)
@@ -208,7 +204,7 @@ extern volatile int g_eventloop;
 #endif
 #endif
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_DEV_CONSOLE) && !defined(CONFIG_SIM_UART_DATAPOST)
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEV_CONSOLE
 extern volatile int g_uart_data_available;
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/sim/src/sim/up_simuart.c b/arch/sim/src/sim/up_simuart.c
index 9e28179a10c..a42213b9bdb 100644
--- a/arch/sim/src/sim/up_simuart.c
+++ b/arch/sim/src/sim/up_simuart.c
@@ -53,10 +53,6 @@
 
 #define SIMUART_BUFSIZE 256
 
-/* The design for how we signal UART data availability is up in the air */
-
-#undef CONFIG_SIM_UART_DATAPOST
-
 /****************************************************************************
  * Private Data
  ****************************************************************************/
@@ -69,9 +65,7 @@ static volatile int  g_uarttail;
  * Public Data
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_SIM_UART_DATAPOST
 volatile int g_uart_data_available;
-#endif
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * NuttX Domain Public Function Prototypes
@@ -142,9 +136,6 @@ static void *simuart_thread(void *arg)
 
       if (nread == 1)
         {
-#ifdef CONFIG_SIM_UART_DATAPOST
-          sched_lock();
-#endif
           /* Get the index to the next slot in the UART buffer */
 
           prev = g_uarthead;
@@ -174,25 +165,9 @@ static void *simuart_thread(void *arg)
                    * input.
                    */
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SIM_UART_DATAPOST
-                  simuart_post();
-#else
                   g_uart_data_available = 1;
-#endif
                 }
             }
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_SIM_UART_DATAPOST
-          /* REVISIT:  This is very weird and scary here.  When sched_unlock()
-           * is called, we may do a lonjmp() style context switch meaning
-           * that the logic will be run running on this thread! (but with a
-           * different stack).  So we do not get back here until the task
-           * sleeps again.  I can't help but believe that that is going to
-           * be a problem someday.
-           */
-
-          sched_unlock();
-#endif
         }
     }