diff --git a/configs/A13-OLinuXinoM_defconfig b/configs/A13-OLinuXinoM_defconfig
index 264135b271b89b723726f6dacf9f61bb3a9ff76f..530a60edbb5697b5d44bce31bc8b9d623d0ebd61 100644
--- a/configs/A13-OLinuXinoM_defconfig
+++ b/configs/A13-OLinuXinoM_defconfig
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ CONFIG_VIDEO_LCD_POWER="PB10"
CONFIG_VIDEO_LCD_BL_PWM="PB2"
CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="sun5i-a13-olinuxino-micro"
# CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_CLEAR_ON_INIT is not set
-CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="CONS_INDEX=2"
CONFIG_SPL=y
# CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
# CONFIG_CMD_FLASH is not set
diff --git a/configs/A13-OLinuXino_defconfig b/configs/A13-OLinuXino_defconfig
index 705fe5d212a18b75f78b2d6164d6d46afcc606df..15c6879c71c70819e366d7e392ce3d2f44855838 100644
--- a/configs/A13-OLinuXino_defconfig
+++ b/configs/A13-OLinuXino_defconfig
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ CONFIG_VIDEO_LCD_POWER="AXP0-0"
CONFIG_VIDEO_LCD_BL_PWM="PB2"
CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="sun5i-a13-olinuxino"
# CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_CLEAR_ON_INIT is not set
-CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="CONS_INDEX=2"
CONFIG_SPL=y
CONFIG_SPL_I2C_SUPPORT=y
# CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
diff --git a/configs/Ampe_A76_defconfig b/configs/Ampe_A76_defconfig
index 20272a6c356aa9e8d2e0981fae289b1c00df6992..f3f599d6b118d3bb237c2f7173bb651e7b0feddc 100644
--- a/configs/Ampe_A76_defconfig
+++ b/configs/Ampe_A76_defconfig
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ CONFIG_VIDEO_LCD_BL_EN="AXP0-1"
CONFIG_VIDEO_LCD_BL_PWM="PB2"
CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="sun5i-a13-ampe-a76"
# CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_CLEAR_ON_INIT is not set
-CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="CONS_INDEX=2"
CONFIG_SPL=y
CONFIG_SPL_I2C_SUPPORT=y
# CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
diff --git a/configs/CHIP_defconfig b/configs/CHIP_defconfig
index 3f993844b1c319c90f7cb3a809a68a41daa04fb7..3e8bc1631d5fbfead2c3052b5e7441875d35ce81 100644
--- a/configs/CHIP_defconfig
+++ b/configs/CHIP_defconfig
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ CONFIG_DRAM_TIMINGS_DDR3_800E_1066G_1333J=y
CONFIG_USB0_VBUS_PIN="PB10"
CONFIG_VIDEO_COMPOSITE=y
CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="sun5i-r8-chip"
-CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="CONS_INDEX=2"
CONFIG_SPL=y
CONFIG_SPL_I2C_SUPPORT=y
# CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
diff --git a/configs/CHIP_pro_defconfig b/configs/CHIP_pro_defconfig
index df43e5a12d06117cfc8c8644006e78a94fd945d2..78fdb0e7d8e0e6c184c6de5c260dc1f404d866fc 100644
--- a/configs/CHIP_pro_defconfig
+++ b/configs/CHIP_pro_defconfig
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ CONFIG_MACH_SUN5I=y
CONFIG_DRAM_TIMINGS_DDR3_800E_1066G_1333J=y
CONFIG_USB0_VBUS_PIN="PB10"
CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="sun5i-gr8-chip-pro"
-CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="CONS_INDEX=2,SYS_NAND_BLOCK_SIZE=0x40000,SYS_NAND_PAGE_SIZE=4096,SYS_NAND_OOBSIZE=256"
+CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="SYS_NAND_BLOCK_SIZE=0x40000,SYS_NAND_PAGE_SIZE=4096,SYS_NAND_OOBSIZE=256"
CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_UBI=y
CONFIG_ENV_UBI_PART="UBI"
CONFIG_ENV_UBI_VOLUME="uboot-env"
diff --git a/configs/Empire_electronix_d709_defconfig b/configs/Empire_electronix_d709_defconfig
index 6460814db33a3c37bcd9a61bc9714f58903fc7ea..032056bb38c7bc3b43e40b0760b96d56a09a21d9 100644
--- a/configs/Empire_electronix_d709_defconfig
+++ b/configs/Empire_electronix_d709_defconfig
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ CONFIG_VIDEO_LCD_BL_EN="AXP0-1"
CONFIG_VIDEO_LCD_BL_PWM="PB2"
CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="sun5i-a13-empire-electronix-d709"
# CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_CLEAR_ON_INIT is not set
-CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="CONS_INDEX=2"
CONFIG_SPL=y
CONFIG_SPL_I2C_SUPPORT=y
# CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
diff --git a/configs/Empire_electronix_m712_defconfig b/configs/Empire_electronix_m712_defconfig
index 48e26a5db14c513ac9b6fbc809dabec9bbf1a7b8..8437da3b2dafcd424a49db897b04d90cf281c54f 100644
--- a/configs/Empire_electronix_m712_defconfig
+++ b/configs/Empire_electronix_m712_defconfig
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ CONFIG_VIDEO_LCD_BL_EN="AXP0-1"
CONFIG_VIDEO_LCD_BL_PWM="PB2"
CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="sun5i-a13-empire-electronix-m712"
# CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_CLEAR_ON_INIT is not set
-CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="CONS_INDEX=2"
CONFIG_SPL=y
CONFIG_SPL_I2C_SUPPORT=y
# CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
diff --git a/configs/difrnce_dit4350_defconfig b/configs/difrnce_dit4350_defconfig
index ea07b38a68c360d5be64474f418ce592cb3f9c51..629507e741f2b4e8340bba702eb8848c143809f7 100644
--- a/configs/difrnce_dit4350_defconfig
+++ b/configs/difrnce_dit4350_defconfig
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ CONFIG_VIDEO_LCD_BL_EN="AXP0-1"
CONFIG_VIDEO_LCD_BL_PWM="PB2"
CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="sun5i-a13-difrnce-dit4350"
# CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_CLEAR_ON_INIT is not set
-CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="CONS_INDEX=2"
CONFIG_SPL=y
CONFIG_SPL_I2C_SUPPORT=y
# CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
diff --git a/configs/ga10h_v1_1_defconfig b/configs/ga10h_v1_1_defconfig
index 358a13996a71d7811955f8eb919b01bc6291f80e..8e1c9f79a870b27d717ceb6da7f39673d175e24b 100644
--- a/configs/ga10h_v1_1_defconfig
+++ b/configs/ga10h_v1_1_defconfig
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ CONFIG_VIDEO_LCD_BL_PWM="PH0"
CONFIG_VIDEO_LCD_PANEL_LVDS=y
CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="sun8i-a33-ga10h-v1.1"
# CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_CLEAR_ON_INIT is not set
-CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="CONS_INDEX=5"
CONFIG_SPL=y
# CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
# CONFIG_CMD_FLASH is not set
diff --git a/configs/gt90h_v4_defconfig b/configs/gt90h_v4_defconfig
index d7c2bb7b6efa8c4ffd316d01821604af398b039e..8f6469de613435e400b8b7a12a6b761c024e0e34 100644
--- a/configs/gt90h_v4_defconfig
+++ b/configs/gt90h_v4_defconfig
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ CONFIG_VIDEO_LCD_BL_EN="PH6"
CONFIG_VIDEO_LCD_BL_PWM="PH0"
CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="sun8i-a23-gt90h-v4"
# CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_CLEAR_ON_INIT is not set
-CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="CONS_INDEX=5"
CONFIG_SPL=y
# CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
# CONFIG_CMD_FLASH is not set
diff --git a/configs/iNet_D978_rev2_defconfig b/configs/iNet_D978_rev2_defconfig
index b2febab2dbdd60897b217507a614587e17ba1e82..62e4f1b3636a4d27b7d5d2622ffa87c4e240d7ee 100644
--- a/configs/iNet_D978_rev2_defconfig
+++ b/configs/iNet_D978_rev2_defconfig
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ CONFIG_VIDEO_LCD_BL_PWM="PH0"
CONFIG_VIDEO_LCD_PANEL_LVDS=y
CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="sun8i-a33-inet-d978-rev2"
# CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_CLEAR_ON_INIT is not set
-CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="CONS_INDEX=5"
CONFIG_SPL=y
# CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
# CONFIG_CMD_FLASH is not set
diff --git a/configs/inet86dz_defconfig b/configs/inet86dz_defconfig
index c7753b3a72334ef58f33e3d8d2a4c42e47697d9c..7940d971b76ec427fb4e013f5cbee8f34c227190 100644
--- a/configs/inet86dz_defconfig
+++ b/configs/inet86dz_defconfig
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ CONFIG_VIDEO_LCD_BL_EN="PH6"
CONFIG_VIDEO_LCD_BL_PWM="PH0"
CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="sun8i-a23-inet86dz"
# CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_CLEAR_ON_INIT is not set
-CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="CONS_INDEX=5"
CONFIG_SPL=y
# CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
# CONFIG_CMD_FLASH is not set
diff --git a/configs/inet98v_rev2_defconfig b/configs/inet98v_rev2_defconfig
index 329c858590a82b2780c6f1ae42f285ff4f8c6ec2..2afe3be5126b7c4b7ee20ebe0d0eda22ec2ce6d7 100644
--- a/configs/inet98v_rev2_defconfig
+++ b/configs/inet98v_rev2_defconfig
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ CONFIG_VIDEO_LCD_BL_EN="AXP0-1"
CONFIG_VIDEO_LCD_BL_PWM="PB2"
CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="sun5i-a13-inet-98v-rev2"
# CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_CLEAR_ON_INIT is not set
-CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="CONS_INDEX=2"
CONFIG_SPL=y
CONFIG_SPL_I2C_SUPPORT=y
# CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
diff --git a/configs/polaroid_mid2407pxe03_defconfig b/configs/polaroid_mid2407pxe03_defconfig
index 3beba97cdd58142530b0f6c22e904291b6bf286c..d48a50701bbbbec5a3bed848557360e07c8240e7 100644
--- a/configs/polaroid_mid2407pxe03_defconfig
+++ b/configs/polaroid_mid2407pxe03_defconfig
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ CONFIG_VIDEO_LCD_BL_EN="PH6"
CONFIG_VIDEO_LCD_BL_PWM="PH0"
CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="sun8i-a23-polaroid-mid2407pxe03"
# CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_CLEAR_ON_INIT is not set
-CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="CONS_INDEX=5"
CONFIG_SPL=y
# CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
# CONFIG_CMD_FLASH is not set
diff --git a/configs/polaroid_mid2809pxe04_defconfig b/configs/polaroid_mid2809pxe04_defconfig
index bbf2819252c4e6079aae476980178c25e287c37b..72fe096e632606fa2d23df750a71a53b5b041d12 100644
--- a/configs/polaroid_mid2809pxe04_defconfig
+++ b/configs/polaroid_mid2809pxe04_defconfig
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ CONFIG_VIDEO_LCD_BL_EN="PH6"
CONFIG_VIDEO_LCD_BL_PWM="PH0"
CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="sun8i-a23-polaroid-mid2809pxe04"
# CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_CLEAR_ON_INIT is not set
-CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="CONS_INDEX=5"
CONFIG_SPL=y
# CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
# CONFIG_CMD_FLASH is not set
diff --git a/configs/q8_a13_tablet_defconfig b/configs/q8_a13_tablet_defconfig
index fad22f5ea7d19b2ae52b9b0d9c1301b0aa2b5e6d..5115739b8d11f1d44baf0731cc4dbf6647aeb8af 100644
--- a/configs/q8_a13_tablet_defconfig
+++ b/configs/q8_a13_tablet_defconfig
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ CONFIG_VIDEO_LCD_BL_EN="AXP0-1"
CONFIG_VIDEO_LCD_BL_PWM="PB2"
CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="sun5i-a13-q8-tablet"
# CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_CLEAR_ON_INIT is not set
-CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="CONS_INDEX=2"
CONFIG_SPL=y
CONFIG_SPL_I2C_SUPPORT=y
# CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
diff --git a/configs/q8_a23_tablet_800x480_defconfig b/configs/q8_a23_tablet_800x480_defconfig
index 5ad67d7bee447495b55b2dadfccfac15a8069daa..1762fe48d63bda1823ed658c6ae7328833d292e5 100644
--- a/configs/q8_a23_tablet_800x480_defconfig
+++ b/configs/q8_a23_tablet_800x480_defconfig
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ CONFIG_VIDEO_LCD_BL_EN="PH6"
CONFIG_VIDEO_LCD_BL_PWM="PH0"
CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="sun8i-a23-q8-tablet"
# CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_CLEAR_ON_INIT is not set
-CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="CONS_INDEX=5"
CONFIG_SPL=y
# CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
# CONFIG_CMD_FLASH is not set
diff --git a/configs/q8_a33_tablet_1024x600_defconfig b/configs/q8_a33_tablet_1024x600_defconfig
index 0e3bc133ea74fdfd2de05630e759f1f280cb0cc2..d42b597db69b527b5bba5f367953634629cf387d 100644
--- a/configs/q8_a33_tablet_1024x600_defconfig
+++ b/configs/q8_a33_tablet_1024x600_defconfig
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ CONFIG_VIDEO_LCD_BL_EN="PH6"
CONFIG_VIDEO_LCD_BL_PWM="PH0"
CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="sun8i-a33-q8-tablet"
# CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_CLEAR_ON_INIT is not set
-CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="CONS_INDEX=5"
CONFIG_SPL=y
# CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
# CONFIG_CMD_FLASH is not set
diff --git a/configs/q8_a33_tablet_800x480_defconfig b/configs/q8_a33_tablet_800x480_defconfig
index b5b7782a60e8229215089784e3666192de234cb4..5b6dfe0d8703182c00844e3d47e9908599e1b7e2 100644
--- a/configs/q8_a33_tablet_800x480_defconfig
+++ b/configs/q8_a33_tablet_800x480_defconfig
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ CONFIG_VIDEO_LCD_BL_EN="PH6"
CONFIG_VIDEO_LCD_BL_PWM="PH0"
CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="sun8i-a33-q8-tablet"
# CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_CLEAR_ON_INIT is not set
-CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="CONS_INDEX=5"
CONFIG_SPL=y
# CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
# CONFIG_CMD_FLASH is not set
diff --git a/configs/sun8i_a23_evb_defconfig b/configs/sun8i_a23_evb_defconfig
index 296df00043df87d671eba5e37ef9bd07cfad70f8..49ba431452052b614857d31351e386fd6fa9369d 100644
--- a/configs/sun8i_a23_evb_defconfig
+++ b/configs/sun8i_a23_evb_defconfig
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ CONFIG_USB0_VBUS_DET="axp_vbus_detect"
CONFIG_USB1_VBUS_PIN="PH7"
CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="sun8i-a23-evb"
# CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_CLEAR_ON_INIT is not set
-CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="CONS_INDEX=5"
CONFIG_SPL=y
# CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
# CONFIG_CMD_FLASH is not set
diff --git a/drivers/serial/Kconfig b/drivers/serial/Kconfig
index c0ec2ec2e4d03577fbcde4eddb6ae6a1ff374a45..a753367ee149e8f8c4563d7e8cd49b491d615d65 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/serial/Kconfig
@@ -44,6 +44,17 @@ config SPL_SERIAL_PRESENT
This option enables the full UART in SPL, so if is it disabled,
the full UART driver will be omitted, thus saving space.
+config CONS_INDEX
+ int "UART used for console"
+ depends on ARCH_SUNXI
+ default 2 if MACH_SUN5I
+ default 5 if MACH_SUN8I
+ default 1
+ help
+ Configures the console index.
+ For Allwinner SoC., default values are 2 for SUN5I and 5 for SUN8I.
+ Otherwise, the index equals 1.
+
config DM_SERIAL
bool "Enable Driver Model for serial drivers"
depends on DM
diff --git a/include/configs/sunxi-common.h b/include/configs/sunxi-common.h
index 1d475b10ddf491eca0ecf34bae39bc2c92c9bc60..b32d220befbcee4179c6c529730ba04dcf924584 100644
--- a/include/configs/sunxi-common.h
+++ b/include/configs/sunxi-common.h
@@ -231,10 +231,6 @@ extern int soft_i2c_gpio_scl;
defined CONFIG_SY8106A_POWER
#endif
-#ifndef CONFIG_CONS_INDEX
-#define CONFIG_CONS_INDEX 1 /* UART0 */
-#endif
-
#ifdef CONFIG_REQUIRE_SERIAL_CONSOLE
#if CONFIG_CONS_INDEX == 1
#ifdef CONFIG_MACH_SUN9I