diff --git a/arch/sh/Kconfig b/arch/sh/Kconfig
index 3a2be2278944d3c0b3a1b1cfb21cd88ca5fb4b07..ebabe518e729dcdb95fa551b21a4e404bca9ba93 100644
--- a/arch/sh/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/Kconfig
@@ -126,13 +126,6 @@ config ARCH_HAS_ILOG2_U64
 config ARCH_NO_VIRT_TO_BUS
 	def_bool y
 
-config ARCH_WANT_OPTIONAL_GPIOLIB
-	def_bool y
-	depends on !ARCH_REQUIRE_GPIOLIB
-
-config ARCH_REQUIRE_GPIOLIB
-	def_bool n
-
 config IO_TRAPPED
 	bool
 
diff --git a/arch/sh/boards/Kconfig b/arch/sh/boards/Kconfig
index 802d5c475a7d8834fe1d89f47f9a77a40a6648bc..c9da37088d2eacb4810a15a1465a5f5bec658934 100644
--- a/arch/sh/boards/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/boards/Kconfig
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ config SH_X3PROTO
 config SH_MAGIC_PANEL_R2
 	bool "Magic Panel R2"
 	depends on CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7720
-	select GENERIC_GPIO
+	select ARCH_REQUIRE_GPIOLIB
 	help
 	  Select Magic Panel R2 if configuring for Magic Panel R2.
 
diff --git a/arch/sh/boards/mach-highlander/Kconfig b/arch/sh/boards/mach-highlander/Kconfig
index 08057f62687b7bcc3e3687dabf4b53554500d080..def49cc0a7b9266b3d1f75a074017a2f49b670ac 100644
--- a/arch/sh/boards/mach-highlander/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/boards/mach-highlander/Kconfig
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ config SH_R7780MP
 config SH_R7785RP
 	bool "R7785RP board support"
 	depends on CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7785
-	select GENERIC_GPIO
+	select ARCH_REQUIRE_GPIOLIB
 
 endchoice
 
diff --git a/arch/sh/boards/mach-rsk/Kconfig b/arch/sh/boards/mach-rsk/Kconfig
index bff095dffc02bbb41525c9c81a3042a00d5b4433..aeff3b04220590f70a28de6d4ff960326a78b034 100644
--- a/arch/sh/boards/mach-rsk/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/boards/mach-rsk/Kconfig
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ config SH_RSK7201
 
 config SH_RSK7203
 	bool "RSK7203"
-	select GENERIC_GPIO
+	select ARCH_REQUIRE_GPIOLIB
 	depends on CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7203
 
 endchoice