diff --git a/lib/functions/artifacts/artifacts-obtain.sh b/lib/functions/artifacts/artifacts-obtain.sh
index 886f57389..03470bbfc 100644
--- a/lib/functions/artifacts/artifacts-obtain.sh
+++ b/lib/functions/artifacts/artifacts-obtain.sh
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ function obtain_complete_artifact() {
 		# @TODO: if deploying to remote cache, force high compression, DEB_COMPRESS="xz"
 		artifact_build_from_sources # definitely will end up having its own logging sections
 
-		# For cases like CREATE_PATCHES=yes or KERNEL_CONFIGURE=yes, we wanna stop here. No artifact file will be created.
+		# For interactive stuff like patching or configuring, we wanna stop here. No artifact file will be created.
 		if [[ "${ARTIFACT_WILL_NOT_BUILD}" == "yes" ]]; then
 			display_alert "artifact" "ARTIFACT_WILL_NOT_BUILD is set, stopping after non-build." "debug"
 			return 0
diff --git a/lib/functions/cli/cli-patch.sh b/lib/functions/cli/cli-patch.sh
index 085e808a0..c16a998de 100644
--- a/lib/functions/cli/cli-patch.sh
+++ b/lib/functions/cli/cli-patch.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ function cli_patch_kernel_run() {
 	declare -g GIT_ARCHEOLOGY=yes  # do archeology
 	declare -g FAST_ARCHEOLOGY=yes # do archeology, but only for the exact path we need.
 	#declare -g REWRITE_PATCHES=yes # rewrite the patches after git commiting. Very cheap compared to the rest.
-	declare -g KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no # no menuconfig
 	declare -g RELEASE=jammy       # or whatever, not relevant, just fool the configuration
 	declare -g SHOW_LOG=yes        # show the log
 	prep_conf_main_build_single
diff --git a/lib/functions/configuration/interactive.sh b/lib/functions/configuration/interactive.sh
index bc6820f70..68ff4a8a8 100644
--- a/lib/functions/configuration/interactive.sh
+++ b/lib/functions/configuration/interactive.sh
@@ -41,21 +41,6 @@ function interactive_finish() {
 	unset SHOW_WARNING
 }
 
-function interactive_config_ask_kernel() {
-	interactive_config_ask_kernel_configure
-}
-
-function interactive_config_ask_kernel_configure() {
-	[[ -n ${KERNEL_CONFIGURE} ]] && return 0
-	options+=("no" "Do not change the kernel configuration")
-	options+=("yes" "Show a kernel configuration menu before compilation")
-	#options+=("prebuilt" "Use precompiled packages (maintained hardware only)") # @TODO armbian-next does not support this, I think.
-	dialog_if_terminal_set_vars --title "Choose an option" --backtitle "$backtitle" --no-tags --menu "Select the kernel configuration" $TTY_Y $TTY_X $((TTY_Y - 8)) "${options[@]}"
-	set_interactive_config_value KERNEL_CONFIGURE "${DIALOG_RESULT}"
-	[[ ${DIALOG_EXIT_CODE} != 0 ]] && exit_with_error "You cancelled interactive during kernel configuration" "Build cancelled"
-	unset options
-}
-
 # Required usage:
 # declare -a arr_all_board_names=() arr_all_board_options=()                                                                                              # arrays
 # declare -A dict_all_board_types=() dict_all_board_source_files=() dict_all_board_descriptions=()                                                        # dictionaries
diff --git a/lib/functions/main/config-interactive.sh b/lib/functions/main/config-interactive.sh
index 131dae5d9..248d46c6d 100644
--- a/lib/functions/main/config-interactive.sh
+++ b/lib/functions/main/config-interactive.sh
@@ -7,11 +7,8 @@
 # This file is a part of the Armbian Build Framework
 # https://github.com/armbian/build/
 
-function config_possibly_interactive_kernel_board() {
-	# if KERNEL_CONFIGURE, BOARD, BRANCH or RELEASE are not set, display selection menu
-
-	interactive_config_ask_kernel
-	[[ -z $KERNEL_CONFIGURE ]] && exit_with_error "No option selected: KERNEL_CONFIGURE"
+function config_possibly_interactive_board() {
+	# if BOARD is not set, display selection menu
 
 	interactive_config_ask_board_list # this uses get_list_of_all_buildable_boards
 	[[ -z $BOARD ]] && exit_with_error "No board selected: BOARD"
diff --git a/lib/functions/main/config-prepare.sh b/lib/functions/main/config-prepare.sh
index 54eb65fa7..467bd6e1e 100644
--- a/lib/functions/main/config-prepare.sh
+++ b/lib/functions/main/config-prepare.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ function prep_conf_main_build_single() {
 
 	# those are possibly interactive. interactive (dialog) and logging don't mix, for obvious reasons.
 	interactive_config_prepare_terminal # init vars used for interactive
-	config_possibly_interactive_kernel_board
+	config_possibly_interactive_board
 
 	LOG_SECTION="config_source_board_file" do_with_conditional_logging config_source_board_file