diff --git a/Kconfig b/Kconfig
index 886830ce9..2100fb032 100644
--- a/Kconfig
+++ b/Kconfig
@@ -28,14 +28,6 @@ config NXWIDGETS_FLICKERFREE
 		lower-performance flicker-reductions measures where-ever thay may
 		be available.
 
-config NXWIDGETS_EXTERNINIT
-	bool "External display Initialization"
-	default n
-	depends on LIB_BOARDCTL
-	select BOARDCTL_GRAPHICS
-	---help---
-		Define to support external display initialization.
-
 config NXWIDGET_SERVERINIT
 	bool "Start server"
 	default y
diff --git a/libnxwidgets/include/nxconfig.hxx b/libnxwidgets/include/nxconfig.hxx
index 0836e746f..2a86193df 100644
--- a/libnxwidgets/include/nxconfig.hxx
+++ b/libnxwidgets/include/nxconfig.hxx
@@ -73,8 +73,6 @@
  *   SCHED_PRIORITY_DEFAULT
  * CONFIG_NXWIDGETS_LISTENERPRIO - Priority of the NX event listener thread.
  *   Default: SCHED_PRIORITY_DEFAULT
- * CONFIG_NXWIDGETS_EXTERNINIT - Define to support external display
- *   initialization.
  * CONFIG_NXWIDGETS_LISTENERSTACK - NX listener thread stack size (in multi-user
  * mode).  Default 2048
  * CONFIG_NXWIDGET_EVENTWAIT - Build in support for external window event, modal