diff --git a/arch/arc/Kconfig b/arch/arc/Kconfig
index 0655495470ad499acc022d622914746929d47ea1..0f8df0aa2eb8492ced507be3dbe15931a070a2bc 100644
--- a/arch/arc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/Kconfig
@@ -275,14 +275,6 @@ config ARC_DCCM_BASE
 	default "0xA0000000"
 	depends on ARC_HAS_DCCM
 
-config ARC_HAS_HW_MPY
-	bool "Use Hardware Multiplier (Normal or Faster XMAC)"
-	default y
-	help
-	  Influences how gcc generates code for MPY operations.
-	  If enabled, MPYxx insns are generated, provided by Standard/XMAC
-	  Multipler. Otherwise software multipy lib is used
-
 choice
 	prompt "MMU Version"
 	default ARC_MMU_V3 if ARC_CPU_770
diff --git a/arch/arc/Makefile b/arch/arc/Makefile
index aeb19021099e315967ba95524e9528c48da0d159..c8230f3395f281f9c11ee6de130137d84e1bb543 100644
--- a/arch/arc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arc/Makefile
@@ -74,10 +74,6 @@ ldflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN)	+= -EB
 # --build-id w/o "-marclinux". Default arc-elf32-ld is OK
 ldflags-$(upto_gcc44)			+= -marclinux
 
-ifndef CONFIG_ARC_HAS_HW_MPY
-	cflags-y	+= -mno-mpy
-endif
-
 LIBGCC	:= $(shell $(CC) $(cflags-y) --print-libgcc-file-name)
 
 # Modules with short calls might break for calls into builtin-kernel
diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/setup.c b/arch/arc/kernel/setup.c
index a7edceba5f8447db5c2a2a28be9e87c78ef0a511..28dba569edd45e3285f9e2e35bf8f17c119db0c4 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/setup.c
@@ -237,8 +237,6 @@ static char *arc_cpu_mumbojumbo(int cpu_id, char *buf, int len)
 
 			n += scnprintf(buf + n, len - n, "mpy[opt %d] ", opt);
 		}
-		n += scnprintf(buf + n, len - n, "%s",
-			       IS_USED_CFG(CONFIG_ARC_HAS_HW_MPY));
 	}
 
 	n += scnprintf(buf + n, len - n, "%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s\n",