diff --git a/Config.in.legacy b/Config.in.legacy
index 6d8acadf9c..4f78281cd0 100644
--- a/Config.in.legacy
+++ b/Config.in.legacy
@@ -146,6 +146,12 @@ endif
 
 comment "Legacy options removed in 2021.02"
 
+config BR2_powerpc_601
+	bool "PowerPC 601 support removed"
+	select BR2_LEGACY
+	help
+	  The support for the PowerPC 601 processors has been removed.
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_TI_SGX_LIBGBM
 	bool "ti-sgx-libgbm support removed"
 	select BR2_LEGACY
diff --git a/arch/Config.in.powerpc b/arch/Config.in.powerpc
index 56c4b526ec..ba56c9c721 100644
--- a/arch/Config.in.powerpc
+++ b/arch/Config.in.powerpc
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ config BR2_powerpc_476fp
 config BR2_powerpc_505
 	bool "505"
 	depends on !BR2_ARCH_IS_64
-config BR2_powerpc_601
-	bool "601"
-	depends on !BR2_ARCH_IS_64
 config BR2_powerpc_602
 	bool "602"
 	depends on !BR2_ARCH_IS_64
@@ -176,7 +173,6 @@ config BR2_GCC_TARGET_CPU
 	default "476"		if BR2_powerpc_476
 	default "476fp"		if BR2_powerpc_476fp
 	default "505"		if BR2_powerpc_505
-	default "601"		if BR2_powerpc_601
 	default "602"		if BR2_powerpc_602
 	default "603"		if BR2_powerpc_603
 	default "603e"		if BR2_powerpc_603e