diff --git a/arch/arc/core/reset.S b/arch/arc/core/reset.S
index 7905eeb886c..c6dec73db5b 100644
--- a/arch/arc/core/reset.S
+++ b/arch/arc/core/reset.S
@@ -54,17 +54,6 @@ SECTION_FUNC(TEXT,__start)
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARC_SECURE_FIRMWARE
 	sflag r0
 #endif
-
-#if defined(CONFIG_BOOT_TIME_MEASUREMENT) && defined(CONFIG_ARCV2_TIMER)
-	/*
-	 * ARCV2 timer (timer0) is a free run timer, let it start to count
-	 * here.
-	 */
-	mov_s r0, 0xffffffff
-	sr r0, [_ARC_V2_TMR0_LIMIT]
-	mov_s r0, 0
-	sr r0, [_ARC_V2_TMR0_COUNT]
-#endif
 	/* interrupt related init */
 #ifndef CONFIG_ARC_NORMAL_FIRMWARE
 	/* IRQ_ACT and IRQ_CTRL should be initialized and set in secure mode */
diff --git a/arch/x86/core/common.S b/arch/x86/core/common.S
index 7152c053414..2b2da6f4350 100644
--- a/arch/x86/core/common.S
+++ b/arch/x86/core/common.S
@@ -26,17 +26,6 @@
 1:
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_BOOT_TIME_MEASUREMENT
-	/*
-	 * Boot time measurements use TSC as a datum; zero it.
-	 */
-
-	xorl %eax, %eax
-	xorl %edx, %edx
-	movl $X86_TIME_STAMP_COUNTER_MSR, %ecx
-	wrmsr
-#endif
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_PIC_DISABLE
 	/*
 	 * "Disable" legacy i8259 interrupt controllers. Note that we
diff --git a/drivers/timer/arcv2_timer0.c b/drivers/timer/arcv2_timer0.c
index 940f82b53b3..931691cd7d5 100644
--- a/drivers/timer/arcv2_timer0.c
+++ b/drivers/timer/arcv2_timer0.c
@@ -300,9 +300,6 @@ int sys_clock_driver_init(const struct device *dev)
 		    timer_int_handler, NULL, 0);
 
 	timer0_limit_register_set(last_load - 1);
-#ifdef CONFIG_BOOT_TIME_MEASUREMENT
-	cycle_count = timer0_count_register_get();
-#endif
 #endif
 	timer0_count_register_set(0);
 	timer0_control_register_set(_ARC_V2_TMR_CTRL_NH | _ARC_V2_TMR_CTRL_IE);
diff --git a/kernel/idle.c b/kernel/idle.c
index 0e2592c184e..67d91af06b0 100644
--- a/kernel/idle.c
+++ b/kernel/idle.c
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 #include <logging/log.h>
 #include <ksched.h>
 
-extern uint32_t z_timestamp_idle;
-
 LOG_MODULE_DECLARE(os, CONFIG_KERNEL_LOG_LEVEL);
 
 /**
@@ -68,10 +66,6 @@ void idle(void *unused1, void *unused2, void *unused3)
 	ARG_UNUSED(unused2);
 	ARG_UNUSED(unused3);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_BOOT_TIME_MEASUREMENT
-	z_timestamp_idle = k_cycle_get_32();
-#endif
-
 	while (true) {
 		/* SMP systems without a working IPI can't
 		 * actual enter an idle state, because they
diff --git a/kernel/include/kernel_internal.h b/kernel/include/kernel_internal.h
index 0eaffbfa161..807d29c7e2b 100644
--- a/kernel/include/kernel_internal.h
+++ b/kernel/include/kernel_internal.h
@@ -127,11 +127,6 @@ extern void z_early_boot_rand_get(uint8_t *buf, size_t length);
 extern int z_stack_adjust_initialized;
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_BOOT_TIME_MEASUREMENT
-extern uint32_t z_timestamp_main; /* timestamp when main task starts */
-extern uint32_t z_timestamp_idle; /* timestamp when CPU goes idle */
-#endif
-
 extern struct k_thread z_main_thread;
 
 
diff --git a/kernel/init.c b/kernel/init.c
index 232a9480386..b9ab4deeefc 100644
--- a/kernel/init.c
+++ b/kernel/init.c
@@ -37,12 +37,6 @@
 #include <logging/log.h>
 LOG_MODULE_REGISTER(os, CONFIG_KERNEL_LOG_LEVEL);
 
-/* boot time measurement items */
-#ifdef CONFIG_BOOT_TIME_MEASUREMENT
-uint32_t __noinit z_timestamp_main;  /* timestamp when main task starts */
-uint32_t __noinit z_timestamp_idle;  /* timestamp when CPU goes idle */
-#endif
-
 /* the only struct z_kernel instance */
 struct z_kernel _kernel;
 
@@ -177,10 +171,6 @@ static void bg_thread_main(void *unused1, void *unused2, void *unused3)
 	z_sys_init_run_level(_SYS_INIT_LEVEL_SMP);
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_BOOT_TIME_MEASUREMENT
-	z_timestamp_main = k_cycle_get_32();
-#endif
-
 	extern void main(void);
 
 	main();
diff --git a/subsys/debug/Kconfig b/subsys/debug/Kconfig
index 63be6fe2008..10062f95203 100644
--- a/subsys/debug/Kconfig
+++ b/subsys/debug/Kconfig
@@ -6,12 +6,6 @@
 
 menu "System Monitoring Options"
 
-config BOOT_TIME_MEASUREMENT
-	bool "Boot time measurements"
-	depends on ARCH_POSIX || ARM || X86
-	help
-	  This option enables the recording of timestamps during system boot.
-
 menuconfig THREAD_ANALYZER
 	bool "Enable Thread analyzer"
 	select INIT_STACKS