diff --git a/sys/mips/conf/DIR-825C1 b/sys/mips/conf/DIR-825C1
index 795498bf9ea6..d06cf4f44ad2 100644
--- a/sys/mips/conf/DIR-825C1
+++ b/sys/mips/conf/DIR-825C1
@@ -46,11 +46,6 @@ options 	GEOM_UZIP
 options         GEOM_PART_GPT
 device		xz
 
-# yes, this board has a PCI connected atheros device
-options         AR71XX_ATH_EEPROM
-device          firmware                # Used by the above
-options         ATH_EEPROM_FIRMWARE
-
 # Boot off of the rootfs, as defined in the geom_map setup.
 options         ROOTDEVNAME=\"ufs:map/rootfs.uzip\"