diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/baytrail/Kconfig b/arch/x86/cpu/baytrail/Kconfig
index 216d7d78e5c73291ea7cf807ec61bab9a01245e0..ac27e7ae30703b01327beb294151eca6e5b712d6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/baytrail/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/baytrail/Kconfig
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 config INTEL_BAYTRAIL
 	bool
 	select HAVE_FSP if !EFI
+	select ARCH_MISC_INIT if !EFI
 	imply ENV_IS_IN_SPI_FLASH
 	imply HAVE_INTEL_ME if !EFI
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/coreboot/coreboot.c b/arch/x86/cpu/coreboot/coreboot.c
index cb5396c6804786c62d59eea8b8296c2cb622255b..df5ad13821c8667b7ca9fb316c42b3852117075a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/coreboot/coreboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/coreboot/coreboot.c
@@ -85,8 +85,3 @@ int misc_init_r(void)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
-
-int arch_misc_init(void)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/efi/efi.c b/arch/x86/cpu/efi/efi.c
index 8c79eb61456984a981dbf6260bd090798ef9063a..d82147be47b7d54e035314e9ebc8f75308756db9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/efi/efi.c
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/efi/efi.c
@@ -31,8 +31,3 @@ int misc_init_r(void)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
-
-int arch_misc_init(void)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/quark/Kconfig b/arch/x86/cpu/quark/Kconfig
index 163caac6608ce04f873a9f7c54c30418ee62eb3b..641aa2206835531461ab458ab9486e01b66cb3cb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/quark/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/quark/Kconfig
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 config INTEL_QUARK
 	bool
 	select HAVE_RMU
+	select ARCH_MISC_INIT
 
 if INTEL_QUARK
 
diff --git a/configs/bayleybay_defconfig b/configs/bayleybay_defconfig
index 4a31b4e16528f2f827ab45a7c6b5694e4e76612f..9436784a731882738b0fa53e3cf879226f03a5e0 100644
--- a/configs/bayleybay_defconfig
+++ b/configs/bayleybay_defconfig
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ CONFIG_BOOTSTAGE=y
 CONFIG_BOOTSTAGE_REPORT=y
 CONFIG_SYS_CONSOLE_INFO_QUIET=y
 # CONFIG_ARCH_EARLY_INIT_R is not set
-CONFIG_ARCH_MISC_INIT=y
 CONFIG_HUSH_PARSER=y
 CONFIG_CMD_CPU=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
diff --git a/configs/conga-qeval20-qa3-e3845-internal-uart_defconfig b/configs/conga-qeval20-qa3-e3845-internal-uart_defconfig
index 3a5dbe6172c1982a4e39bc8ede6abe15bf21f4b4..fe75414cfece6bc2c1e3b7ab8c15817c1c24afed 100644
--- a/configs/conga-qeval20-qa3-e3845-internal-uart_defconfig
+++ b/configs/conga-qeval20-qa3-e3845-internal-uart_defconfig
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ CONFIG_FIT_SIGNATURE=y
 CONFIG_BOOTSTAGE=y
 CONFIG_BOOTSTAGE_REPORT=y
 CONFIG_SYS_CONSOLE_INFO_QUIET=y
-CONFIG_ARCH_MISC_INIT=y
 CONFIG_HUSH_PARSER=y
 CONFIG_CMD_CPU=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
diff --git a/configs/conga-qeval20-qa3-e3845_defconfig b/configs/conga-qeval20-qa3-e3845_defconfig
index 4afa26cf30c1310aad25064b0d7c71d21f46c14f..334f0a268b14f249b7cea1cf5ef87ce58bce0e39 100644
--- a/configs/conga-qeval20-qa3-e3845_defconfig
+++ b/configs/conga-qeval20-qa3-e3845_defconfig
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ CONFIG_FIT_SIGNATURE=y
 CONFIG_BOOTSTAGE=y
 CONFIG_BOOTSTAGE_REPORT=y
 CONFIG_SYS_CONSOLE_INFO_QUIET=y
-CONFIG_ARCH_MISC_INIT=y
 CONFIG_HUSH_PARSER=y
 CONFIG_CMD_CPU=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
diff --git a/configs/galileo_defconfig b/configs/galileo_defconfig
index a842db02cd038e73491f547a70a742f73bf914e4..f53970a3d335cdfc7f680120a7159bef12df0747 100644
--- a/configs/galileo_defconfig
+++ b/configs/galileo_defconfig
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ CONFIG_BOOTSTAGE_REPORT=y
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_SPI_FLASH=y
 CONFIG_CONSOLE_MUX=y
 CONFIG_SYS_CONSOLE_INFO_QUIET=y
-CONFIG_ARCH_MISC_INIT=y
 CONFIG_HUSH_PARSER=y
 CONFIG_CMD_CPU=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
diff --git a/configs/minnowmax_defconfig b/configs/minnowmax_defconfig
index c4ff647c2dd3b1ef9df76861c1baa46d809bf79a..1301c168e9e2dd74fd106db3d84ace066446e01b 100644
--- a/configs/minnowmax_defconfig
+++ b/configs/minnowmax_defconfig
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ CONFIG_FIT_SIGNATURE=y
 CONFIG_BOOTSTAGE=y
 CONFIG_BOOTSTAGE_REPORT=y
 CONFIG_SYS_CONSOLE_INFO_QUIET=y
-CONFIG_ARCH_MISC_INIT=y
 CONFIG_HUSH_PARSER=y
 CONFIG_CMD_CPU=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
diff --git a/configs/som-db5800-som-6867_defconfig b/configs/som-db5800-som-6867_defconfig
index 499ae051b4ae0f7233c17c98e3213484bfd7cd39..c393d72a4953a3bf93d01211fbf05bbb9efe7ab4 100644
--- a/configs/som-db5800-som-6867_defconfig
+++ b/configs/som-db5800-som-6867_defconfig
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ CONFIG_FIT_SIGNATURE=y
 CONFIG_BOOTSTAGE=y
 CONFIG_BOOTSTAGE_REPORT=y
 CONFIG_SYS_CONSOLE_INFO_QUIET=y
-CONFIG_ARCH_MISC_INIT=y
 CONFIG_HUSH_PARSER=y
 CONFIG_CMD_CPU=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set