diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/pxa_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/pxa_defconfig
index 396680975506..e7a7ed2b7ef7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/pxa_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/pxa_defconfig
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ CONFIG_PROFILING=y
 CONFIG_KEXEC=y
 # CONFIG_ARCH_MULTI_V7 is not set
 CONFIG_ARCH_PXA=y
-CONFIG_ARCH_GUMSTIX=y
-CONFIG_PXA_SHARPSL=y
-CONFIG_MACH_AKITA=y
-CONFIG_MACH_BORZOI=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_FORCE_MAX_ORDER=8
 CONFIG_CMDLINE="root=/dev/ram0 ro"
 CONFIG_CPU_FREQ=y
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/Kconfig
index 66e26990e2c8..1fa282a9ef38 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/Kconfig
@@ -58,12 +58,15 @@ if ATAGS
 comment "Legacy board files"
 
 config ARCH_GUMSTIX
-	bool "Gumstix XScale 255 boards"
+	bool "Gumstix XScale 255 boards (DEPRECATED)"
 	select PXA25x
 	help
 	  Say Y here if you intend to run this kernel on
 	  Basix, Connex, ws-200ax, ws-400ax systems
 
+	  Support for this machine will go away in early 2027,
+	  unless it gets converted to device tree.
+
 choice
 	prompt "Gumstix Carrier/Expansion Board"
 	depends on ARCH_GUMSTIX
@@ -77,7 +80,7 @@ config GUMSTIX_AM300EPD
 endchoice
 
 config PXA_SHARPSL
-	bool "SHARP Zaurus SL-5600, SL-C7xx and SL-Cxx00 Models"
+	bool "SHARP Zaurus SL-5600, SL-C7xx and SL-Cxx00 Models (DEPRECATED)"
 	select SHARP_PARAM
 	select SHARP_SCOOP
 	help
@@ -87,6 +90,9 @@ config PXA_SHARPSL
 	  SL-C3000 (Spitz), SL-C3100 (Borzoi) or SL-C6000x (Tosa)
 	  handheld computer.
 
+	  Support for these machines will go away in early 2027,
+	  unless they get converted to device tree.
+
 config PXA_SHARPSL_DETECT_MACH_ID
 	bool "Detect machine ID at run-time in the decompressor"
 	depends on PXA_SHARPSL