diff --git a/sys/mips/conf/AP94 b/sys/mips/conf/AP94
index c3cf700e7892..b433b935695d 100644
--- a/sys/mips/conf/AP94
+++ b/sys/mips/conf/AP94
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ hints		"AP94.hints"
 
 # GEOM modules
 device		geom_redboot	# to get access to the SPI flash partitions
-device		geom_uzip	# compressed in-memory filesystem hackery!
 options 	GEOM_UZIP
 
 options 	ROOTDEVNAME=\"ufs:md0.uzip\"
diff --git a/sys/mips/conf/DIR-825B1 b/sys/mips/conf/DIR-825B1
index 19cbb68ea6a4..95ec2f1522db 100644
--- a/sys/mips/conf/DIR-825B1
+++ b/sys/mips/conf/DIR-825B1
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ nooptions	INET6
 
 # GEOM modules
 device		geom_map	# to get access to the SPI flash partitions
-device		geom_uzip	# compressed in-memory filesystem hackery!
 options 	GEOM_UZIP
 options 	GEOM_PART_GPT
 
diff --git a/sys/mips/conf/ROUTERSTATION_MFS b/sys/mips/conf/ROUTERSTATION_MFS
index 1c1ab491751f..4439ce8f574d 100644
--- a/sys/mips/conf/ROUTERSTATION_MFS
+++ b/sys/mips/conf/ROUTERSTATION_MFS
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ hints		"ROUTERSTATION.hints"
 
 # GEOM modules
 device		geom_redboot	# to get access to the SPI flash partitions
-device		geom_uzip	# compressed in-memory filesystem hackery!
 options 	GEOM_UZIP
 
 options 	ROOTDEVNAME=\"ufs:md0.uzip\"
diff --git a/sys/mips/conf/RSPRO_MFS b/sys/mips/conf/RSPRO_MFS
index 6cacd3dd6471..27da2e6fba45 100644
--- a/sys/mips/conf/RSPRO_MFS
+++ b/sys/mips/conf/RSPRO_MFS
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ device		pcf2123_rtc
 
 # GEOM modules
 device		geom_redboot	# to get access to the SPI flash partitions
-device		geom_uzip	# compressed in-memory filesystem hackery!
 options 	GEOM_UZIP
 
 # Boot from the first MFS uzip
diff --git a/sys/mips/conf/WZR-300HP b/sys/mips/conf/WZR-300HP
index 636856fdb972..9b1b47270fe2 100644
--- a/sys/mips/conf/WZR-300HP
+++ b/sys/mips/conf/WZR-300HP
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ options 	BOOTVERBOSE
 
 # GEOM modules
 device		geom_map	# to get access to the SPI flash partitions
-device		geom_uzip	# compressed in-memory filesystem hackery!
+options		GEOM_UZIP
 
 options 	ROOTDEVNAME=\"ufs:/dev/map/rootfs.uzip\"
 
diff --git a/sys/mips/conf/WZR-HPAG300H b/sys/mips/conf/WZR-HPAG300H
index dcb36f5281bf..190c52d2571e 100644
--- a/sys/mips/conf/WZR-HPAG300H
+++ b/sys/mips/conf/WZR-HPAG300H
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ options 	AR71XX_ENV_UBOOT
 options 	BOOTVERBOSE
 
 # GEOM modules
-device		geom_uzip	# compressed in-memory filesystem hackery!
+options		GEOM_UZIP
 device		geom_map	# to get access to the SPI flash partitions
 
 options 	ROOTDEVNAME=\"ufs:/dev/map/rootfs.uzip\"