diff --git a/arch/Config.in.arm b/arch/Config.in.arm
index 7651d10927..c99a995db2 100644
--- a/arch/Config.in.arm
+++ b/arch/Config.in.arm
@@ -241,11 +241,6 @@ config BR2_cortex_m4
 	bool "cortex-M4"
 	select BR2_ARM_CPU_HAS_THUMB2
 	select BR2_ARM_CPU_ARMV7M
-config BR2_cortex_m7
-	bool "cortex-M7"
-	select BR2_ARM_CPU_HAS_THUMB2
-	select BR2_ARM_CPU_ARMV7M
-	select BR2_ARCH_NEEDS_GCC_AT_LEAST_5
 endif # !BR2_ARCH_IS_64
 
 comment "armv8 cores"
@@ -721,7 +716,6 @@ config BR2_GCC_TARGET_CPU
 	# armv7m
 	default "cortex-m3"	if BR2_cortex_m3
 	default "cortex-m4"	if BR2_cortex_m4
-	default "cortex-m7"	if BR2_cortex_m7
 	# armv8a
 	default "cortex-a32"	if BR2_cortex_a32
 	default "cortex-a35"	if BR2_cortex_a35