diff --git a/board/stxxtc/stxxtc.c b/board/stxxtc/stxxtc.c
index a7503743934dd3ae3fd479066f7ec1c889717b5b..4bb2d6873f16d5871a2482ba4abae47d09871ca9 100644
--- a/board/stxxtc/stxxtc.c
+++ b/board/stxxtc/stxxtc.c
@@ -599,20 +599,6 @@ void hw_watchdog_reset(void)
 
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SHOW_ACTIVITY
-
-/* called from timer interrupt every 1/CFG_HZ sec */
-void board_show_activity(ulong timestamp)
-{
-}
-
-/* called when looping */
-void show_activity(int arg)
-{
-}
-
-#endif
-
 #if defined(CFG_CONSOLE_IS_IN_ENV) && defined(CFG_CONSOLE_OVERWRITE_ROUTINE)
 int overwrite_console(void)
 {
diff --git a/include/configs/stxxtc.h b/include/configs/stxxtc.h
index 37a52cf7edbd7e421a61b1ba62b26b8fc270ba05..0dc9f8a010d1ec3f660e3b3a97ac9f80665287a1 100644
--- a/include/configs/stxxtc.h
+++ b/include/configs/stxxtc.h
@@ -580,7 +580,6 @@ typedef unsigned int led_id_t;
 /* use board specific hardware */
 #undef	CONFIG_WATCHDOG			/* watchdog disabled		*/
 #define CONFIG_HW_WATCHDOG
-#define CONFIG_SHOW_ACTIVITY
 
 /*****************************************************************************/