diff --git a/target/linux/x86/Makefile b/target/linux/x86/Makefile
index 45bb8c7cac..1e51d7117e 100644
--- a/target/linux/x86/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/x86/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ARCH:=i386
 BOARD:=x86
 BOARDNAME:=x86
 FEATURES:=squashfs ext4 vdi vmdk pcmcia targz
-SUBTARGETS=generic xen_domu ep80579 geode kvm_guest 64
+SUBTARGETS=generic xen_domu geode kvm_guest 64
 MAINTAINER:=Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>
 
 DEFAULT_PACKAGES += partx-utils
diff --git a/target/linux/x86/ep80579/config-3.3 b/target/linux/x86/ep80579/config-3.3
deleted file mode 100644
index 78ee0ce730..0000000000
--- a/target/linux/x86/ep80579/config-3.3
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-CONFIG_ARCH_ENABLE_MEMORY_HOTPLUG=y
-CONFIG_HIGHMEM=y
-CONFIG_HIGHMEM4G=y
-# CONFIG_HIGHPTE is not set
-# CONFIG_ITCO_VENDOR_SUPPORT is not set
-CONFIG_ITCO_WDT=y
-CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=17
-# CONFIG_MTD is not set
-# CONFIG_NOHIGHMEM is not set
-CONFIG_SATA_AHCI=y
-# CONFIG_SQUASHFS is not set
diff --git a/target/linux/x86/ep80579/target.mk b/target/linux/x86/ep80579/target.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index 1f02f1e27a..0000000000
--- a/target/linux/x86/ep80579/target.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-BOARDNAME:=Intel EP80579
-KERNEL_PATCHVER:=3.3
-DEFAULT_PACKAGES += kmod-ep80579-can kmod-ep80579-eth kmod-ep80579-misc \
-			kmod-usb-core kmod-usb2 kmod-usb-hid kmod-usb-uhci
-FEATURES += broken
-
-define Target/Description
-	Build firmware images for Intel EP80579 based boards
-	(e.g : ADI Engineering Ocracoke Island)
-endef
-