diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
index 41b28fab59..11954a5a0f 100644
--- a/arch/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/Kconfig
@@ -7,12 +7,6 @@ choice
 	prompt "CPU Architecture"
 	default ARCH_ARM
 
-config ARCH_8051
-	bool "8051"
-	select CUSTOM_STACK
-	---help---
-		Intel 8051 architectures and derivatives
-
 config ARCH_ARM
 	bool "ARM"
 	select ARCH_HAVE_INTERRUPTSTACK
@@ -84,7 +78,6 @@ endchoice
 
 config ARCH
 	string
-	default "8051"	if ARCH_8051
 	default "arm"	if ARCH_ARM
 	default "avr"	if ARCH_AVR
 	default "hc"	if ARCH_HC
@@ -96,7 +89,6 @@ config ARCH
 	default "z16"	if ARCH_Z16
 	default "z80"	if ARCH_Z80
 
-source arch/8051/Kconfig
 source arch/arm/Kconfig
 source arch/avr/Kconfig
 source arch/hc/Kconfig
@@ -134,10 +126,6 @@ config ARCH_HAVE_COHERENT_DCACHE
 	bool
 	default n
 
-config CUSTOM_STACK
-	bool
-	default n
-
 config ARCH_HAVE_ADDRENV
 	bool
 	default n
diff --git a/arch/README.txt b/arch/README.txt
index e7ef76ddf8..e074d6983c 100644
--- a/arch/README.txt
+++ b/arch/README.txt
@@ -287,9 +287,6 @@ arch/sh - SuperH and related Hitachi/Renesas microcontrollers
     arch/sh/include/shs and arch/sh/src/sh1
         Support for the SH-1 processor.
 
-arch/8051 - 8051/52 microcontrollers
-    8051 Microcontroller.  This port is not quite ready for prime time.
-
 arch/x86 - Intel x86 architectures
     This directory holds related, 32- and 64-bit architectures from Intel.
     At present, this includes the following subdirectories: