diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/Kconfig b/drivers/mtd/devices/Kconfig
index 74ab4b7e523e..01281382180b 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/Kconfig
@@ -95,13 +95,6 @@ config MTD_M25P80
 	  if you want to specify device partitioning or to use a device which
 	  doesn't support the JEDEC ID instruction.
 
-config M25PXX_USE_FAST_READ
-	bool "Use FAST_READ OPCode allowing SPI CLK >= 50MHz"
-	depends on MTD_M25P80
-	default y
-	help
-	  This option enables FAST_READ access supported by ST M25Pxx.
-
 config MTD_SPEAR_SMI
 	tristate "SPEAR MTD NOR Support through SMI controller"
 	depends on PLAT_SPEAR
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/m25p80.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/m25p80.c
index 7e3ec7ae727f..d6c5c57380f8 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/m25p80.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/m25p80.c
@@ -1055,13 +1055,14 @@ static int m25p_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	flash->page_size = info->page_size;
 	flash->mtd.writebufsize = flash->page_size;
 
-	flash->fast_read = false;
-	if (np && of_property_read_bool(np, "m25p,fast-read"))
+	if (np)
+		/* If we were instantiated by DT, use it */
+		flash->fast_read = of_property_read_bool(np, "m25p,fast-read");
+	else
+		/* If we weren't instantiated by DT, default to fast-read */
 		flash->fast_read = true;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_M25PXX_USE_FAST_READ
-	flash->fast_read = true;
-#endif
+	/* Some devices cannot do fast-read, no matter what DT tells us */
 	if (info->flags & M25P_NO_FR)
 		flash->fast_read = false;