diff --git a/arch/mips/sibyte/Kconfig b/arch/mips/sibyte/Kconfig
index 366b19d33f77..989d1a90a8e3 100644
--- a/arch/mips/sibyte/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/sibyte/Kconfig
@@ -128,13 +128,6 @@ config SIBYTE_ENABLE_LDT_IF_PCI
 	bool
 	select SIBYTE_HAS_LDT if PCI
 
-config SIMULATION
-	bool "Running under simulation"
-	depends on SIBYTE_SB1xxx_SOC
-	help
-	  Build a kernel suitable for running under the GDB simulator.
-	  Primarily adjusts the kernel's notion of time.
-
 config SB1_CEX_ALWAYS_FATAL
 	bool "All cache exceptions considered fatal (no recovery attempted)"
 	depends on SIBYTE_SB1xxx_SOC
diff --git a/arch/mips/sibyte/swarm/setup.c b/arch/mips/sibyte/swarm/setup.c
index 080c966263b7..cffa30a989be 100644
--- a/arch/mips/sibyte/swarm/setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/sibyte/swarm/setup.c
@@ -137,11 +137,7 @@ void __init plat_mem_setup(void)
 		swarm_rtc_type = RTC_M4LT81;
 
 	printk("This kernel optimized for "
-#ifdef CONFIG_SIMULATION
-	       "simulation"
-#else
 	       "board"
-#endif
 	       " runs "
 #ifdef CONFIG_SIBYTE_CFE
 	       "with"