diff --git a/arch/arc/Kconfig b/arch/arc/Kconfig
index a5459698f0ee3762917c82c8cbf133e34643f021..7db85ab00c522315c3108930365fc57c59fd311c 100644
--- a/arch/arc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/Kconfig
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ menu "ARC Architecture Configuration"
 
 menu "ARC Platform/SoC/Board"
 
-source "arch/arc/plat-sim/Kconfig"
 source "arch/arc/plat-tb10x/Kconfig"
 source "arch/arc/plat-axs10x/Kconfig"
 #New platform adds here
diff --git a/arch/arc/Makefile b/arch/arc/Makefile
index 44ef35d339564623b2beb4a380a81da6a7790087..3a61cfcc38c0dd78f58247512a4d31231a2daa4b 100644
--- a/arch/arc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arc/Makefile
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ core-y		+= arch/arc/
 # w/o this dtb won't embed into kernel binary
 core-y		+= arch/arc/boot/dts/
 
-core-$(CONFIG_ARC_PLAT_SIM)	+= arch/arc/plat-sim/
+core-y				+= arch/arc/plat-sim/
 core-$(CONFIG_ARC_PLAT_TB10X)	+= arch/arc/plat-tb10x/
 core-$(CONFIG_ARC_PLAT_AXS10X)	+= arch/arc/plat-axs10x/
 core-$(CONFIG_ARC_PLAT_EZNPS)	+= arch/arc/plat-eznps/
diff --git a/arch/arc/configs/haps_hs_defconfig b/arch/arc/configs/haps_hs_defconfig
index 57b3e599322f83d5babd0014c7d9ccf3a03578eb..db04ea4dd2d97237b843fd4b90706f2e0c8ef6d9 100644
--- a/arch/arc/configs/haps_hs_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/configs/haps_hs_defconfig
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ CONFIG_MODULES=y
 # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_BSG is not set
 # CONFIG_IOSCHED_DEADLINE is not set
 # CONFIG_IOSCHED_CFQ is not set
-CONFIG_ARC_PLAT_SIM=y
 CONFIG_ISA_ARCV2=y
 CONFIG_ARC_BUILTIN_DTB_NAME="haps_hs"
 CONFIG_PREEMPT=y
diff --git a/arch/arc/configs/haps_hs_smp_defconfig b/arch/arc/configs/haps_hs_smp_defconfig
index f85985adebb245981d8a4130e8c0b91a45abe7dd..821a2e562f3f12422844556630d7136ad63097a8 100644
--- a/arch/arc/configs/haps_hs_smp_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/configs/haps_hs_smp_defconfig
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ CONFIG_MODULES=y
 # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_BSG is not set
 # CONFIG_IOSCHED_DEADLINE is not set
 # CONFIG_IOSCHED_CFQ is not set
-CONFIG_ARC_PLAT_SIM=y
 CONFIG_ISA_ARCV2=y
 CONFIG_SMP=y
 CONFIG_ARC_BUILTIN_DTB_NAME="haps_hs_idu"
diff --git a/arch/arc/configs/nsim_700_defconfig b/arch/arc/configs/nsim_700_defconfig
index b0066a749d4c49d8a23e3bd33b4a52789789c913..6dff83a238b8591ba08f889e7d7013734ff587db 100644
--- a/arch/arc/configs/nsim_700_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/configs/nsim_700_defconfig
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ CONFIG_MODULES=y
 # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_BSG is not set
 # CONFIG_IOSCHED_DEADLINE is not set
 # CONFIG_IOSCHED_CFQ is not set
-CONFIG_ARC_PLAT_SIM=y
 CONFIG_ARC_BUILTIN_DTB_NAME="nsim_700"
 CONFIG_PREEMPT=y
 # CONFIG_COMPACTION is not set
diff --git a/arch/arc/configs/nsim_hs_defconfig b/arch/arc/configs/nsim_hs_defconfig
index ebe9ebb92933302af79f98dae000e8567b86ec6b..31ee51b987e7c5b97c2f044794f9d1c5b4eea73e 100644
--- a/arch/arc/configs/nsim_hs_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/configs/nsim_hs_defconfig
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_UNLOAD=y
 # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_BSG is not set
 # CONFIG_IOSCHED_DEADLINE is not set
 # CONFIG_IOSCHED_CFQ is not set
-CONFIG_ARC_PLAT_SIM=y
 CONFIG_ISA_ARCV2=y
 CONFIG_ARC_BUILTIN_DTB_NAME="nsim_hs"
 CONFIG_PREEMPT=y
diff --git a/arch/arc/configs/nsim_hs_smp_defconfig b/arch/arc/configs/nsim_hs_smp_defconfig
index 4bde43278be6757c5c739bfd58a9f030a80c7568..8d3b1f67cae421c423e55c2622b5a78ea3d67794 100644
--- a/arch/arc/configs/nsim_hs_smp_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/configs/nsim_hs_smp_defconfig
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_UNLOAD=y
 # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_BSG is not set
 # CONFIG_IOSCHED_DEADLINE is not set
 # CONFIG_IOSCHED_CFQ is not set
-CONFIG_ARC_PLAT_SIM=y
 CONFIG_ISA_ARCV2=y
 CONFIG_SMP=y
 CONFIG_ARC_BUILTIN_DTB_NAME="nsim_hs_idu"
diff --git a/arch/arc/configs/nsimosci_defconfig b/arch/arc/configs/nsimosci_defconfig
index f6fb3d26557eb7c63b2f77263acfed80f0b45387..6168ce2ac2efdd869705a8a75e78f7f9b9c55af4 100644
--- a/arch/arc/configs/nsimosci_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/configs/nsimosci_defconfig
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ CONFIG_MODULES=y
 # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_BSG is not set
 # CONFIG_IOSCHED_DEADLINE is not set
 # CONFIG_IOSCHED_CFQ is not set
-CONFIG_ARC_PLAT_SIM=y
 CONFIG_ARC_BUILTIN_DTB_NAME="nsimosci"
 # CONFIG_COMPACTION is not set
 CONFIG_NET=y
diff --git a/arch/arc/configs/nsimosci_hs_defconfig b/arch/arc/configs/nsimosci_hs_defconfig
index b9f0fe00044b6c44d62a81a91064583cd9badee3..a70bdeb2b3fd03bdefd10388e69cd8e5b120ac0f 100644
--- a/arch/arc/configs/nsimosci_hs_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/configs/nsimosci_hs_defconfig
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ CONFIG_MODULES=y
 # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_BSG is not set
 # CONFIG_IOSCHED_DEADLINE is not set
 # CONFIG_IOSCHED_CFQ is not set
-CONFIG_ARC_PLAT_SIM=y
 CONFIG_ISA_ARCV2=y
 CONFIG_ARC_BUILTIN_DTB_NAME="nsimosci_hs"
 # CONFIG_COMPACTION is not set
diff --git a/arch/arc/configs/nsimosci_hs_smp_defconfig b/arch/arc/configs/nsimosci_hs_smp_defconfig
index 155add7761ed63080bd81e830c819483fb55ee61..ef96406c446e823d4706e5c84b6ac0626d4b5812 100644
--- a/arch/arc/configs/nsimosci_hs_smp_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/configs/nsimosci_hs_smp_defconfig
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ CONFIG_MODULES=y
 # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_BSG is not set
 # CONFIG_IOSCHED_DEADLINE is not set
 # CONFIG_IOSCHED_CFQ is not set
-CONFIG_ARC_PLAT_SIM=y
 CONFIG_ISA_ARCV2=y
 CONFIG_SMP=y
 # CONFIG_ARC_TIMERS_64BIT is not set
diff --git a/arch/arc/plat-sim/Kconfig b/arch/arc/plat-sim/Kconfig
deleted file mode 100644
index ac6af96a82f3208980f80e07d488a02761ede1a5..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/arch/arc/plat-sim/Kconfig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Copyright (C) 2007-2010, 2011-2012 Synopsys, Inc. (www.synopsys.com)
-#
-# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
-# published by the Free Software Foundation.
-#
-
-menuconfig ARC_PLAT_SIM
-	bool "ARC nSIM based simulation virtual platforms"
-	help
-	  Support for nSIM based ARC simulation platforms
-	  This includes the standalone nSIM (uart only) vs. System C OSCI VP
diff --git a/arch/arc/plat-sim/platform.c b/arch/arc/plat-sim/platform.c
index aea87389e44bd517b196ec87de0edb4c0216b4b1..5cda56b1a2ead7bc54ca1ac63296fcd1f54fc43f 100644
--- a/arch/arc/plat-sim/platform.c
+++ b/arch/arc/plat-sim/platform.c
@@ -20,11 +20,14 @@
  */
 
 static const char *simulation_compat[] __initconst = {
+#ifdef CONFIG_ISA_ARCOMPACT
 	"snps,nsim",
-	"snps,nsim_hs",
 	"snps,nsimosci",
+#else
+	"snps,nsim_hs",
 	"snps,nsimosci_hs",
 	"snps,zebu_hs",
+#endif
 	NULL,
 };