diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 8128c3b68d6b013f022e3fbe51da21976913551e..61e9a24297b7d6f3ca06104c56d2f261b3e97e9e 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ config ATH79
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_MIPS16
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_ZBOOT_UART_PROM
 	select USE_OF
+	select USB_EHCI_ROOT_HUB_TT if USB_EHCI_HCD_PLATFORM
 	help
 	  Support for the Atheros AR71XX/AR724X/AR913X SoCs.
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/Kconfig b/drivers/usb/host/Kconfig
index 4fcfb3084b3689102657641cfd674656fd1ca5c3..55b45dcd7a4b8bfcb8e6e2bb7bf8a077bfcc64a8 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/Kconfig
@@ -293,19 +293,6 @@ config USB_CNS3XXX_EHCI
 	  It is needed for high-speed (480Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 device
 	  support.
 
-config USB_EHCI_ATH79
-	bool "EHCI support for AR7XXX/AR9XXX SoCs (DEPRECATED)"
-	depends on (SOC_AR71XX || SOC_AR724X || SOC_AR913X || SOC_AR933X)
-	select USB_EHCI_ROOT_HUB_TT
-	select USB_EHCI_HCD_PLATFORM
-	default y
-	---help---
-	  This option is deprecated now and the driver was removed, use
-	  USB_EHCI_HCD_PLATFORM instead.
-
-	  Enables support for the built-in EHCI controller present
-	  on the Atheros AR7XXX/AR9XXX SoCs.
-
 config USB_EHCI_HCD_PLATFORM
 	tristate "Generic EHCI driver for a platform device"
 	default n
@@ -489,18 +476,6 @@ config USB_OHCI_HCD_DAVINCI
 	  controller. This driver cannot currently be a loadable
 	  module because it lacks a proper PHY abstraction.
 
-config USB_OHCI_ATH79
-	bool "USB OHCI support for the Atheros AR71XX/AR7240 SoCs (DEPRECATED)"
-	depends on (SOC_AR71XX || SOC_AR724X)
-	select USB_OHCI_HCD_PLATFORM
-	default y
-	help
-	  This option is deprecated now and the driver was removed, use
-	  USB_OHCI_HCD_PLATFORM instead.
-
-	  Enables support for the built-in OHCI controller present on the
-	  Atheros AR71XX/AR7240 SoCs.
-
 config USB_OHCI_HCD_PPC_OF_BE
 	bool "OHCI support for OF platform bus (big endian)"
 	depends on PPC