diff --git a/intel_mips/README.md b/intel_mips/README.md
index 40d4ef2c36ebc646d8a486fb8a9b374e39d40a22..91fdd3c176737bf15e1e807939aa8001d0344fd9 100644
--- a/intel_mips/README.md
+++ b/intel_mips/README.md
@@ -260,7 +260,6 @@ config board 'board'
 	option VoicePortNames 'Tel_1 Tel_2'
 	option VoicePortOrder 'tapi0 tapi1'
 	option hasWifi '1'
-	option ethernetPorts '5'
 	option ethernetPortNames 'LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 WAN'
 	option ethernetPortOrder 'eth0_1 eth0_2 eth0_3 eth0_4 eth1'
 	option ethernetLanPorts 'eth0_1 eth0_2 eth0_3 eth0_4'
diff --git a/intel_mips/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/EASY350 b/intel_mips/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/EASY350
index 9d2ab4e00142fafc66987e890102f3cccabf23ae..980d045f6f8cc097562b3224093181b2b02ff07d 100644
--- a/intel_mips/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/EASY350
+++ b/intel_mips/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/EASY350
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ config board 'board'
 	option hasCatv '0'
 	option hasSfp '0'
 	option hasWifi '1'
-	option ethernetPorts '5'
 	option ethernetPortNames 'LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 WAN'
 	option ethernetPortOrder 'eth0_1 eth0_2 eth0_3 eth0_4 eth1'
 	option ethernetLanPorts 'eth0_1 eth0_2 eth0_3 eth0_4'
diff --git a/intel_mips/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/EASY550 b/intel_mips/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/EASY550
index 4c8d7e6c4a500184a2feebf5d39235cef29db073..249303603f8e412494e521ec0dc95f0e194c8a55 100644
--- a/intel_mips/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/EASY550
+++ b/intel_mips/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/EASY550
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ config board 'board'
 	option VoicePortNames 'Tel_1 Tel_2'
 	option VoicePortOrder 'tapi0 tapi1'
 	option hasWifi '1'
-	option ethernetPorts '5'
 	option ethernetPortNames 'LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 WAN'
 	option ethernetPortOrder 'eth0_1 eth0_2 eth0_3 eth0_4 eth1'
 	option ethernetLanPorts 'eth0_1 eth0_2 eth0_3 eth0_4'
diff --git a/intel_mips/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/NORRLAND b/intel_mips/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/NORRLAND
index 256c7caf92209e69c78f745b017ae56898ac4d94..7d4662e4b005d2074060f436f1d8f6f5daf6b693 100644
--- a/intel_mips/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/NORRLAND
+++ b/intel_mips/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/NORRLAND
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ config board 'board'
 	option VoicePortNames 'Tel_1 Tel_2'
 	option VoicePortOrder 'tapi0 tapi1'
 	# Ethernet
-	option ethernetPorts '5'
 	option ethernetPortNames 'LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 WAN'
 	option ethernetPortOrder 'eth0_1 eth0_2 eth0_3 eth0_4 eth1'
 	option ethernetLanPorts 'eth0_1 eth0_2 eth0_3 eth0_4'
diff --git a/intel_mips/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/SPEEDPORT_SMART3 b/intel_mips/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/SPEEDPORT_SMART3
index c618de308cd067cf97cd7fb557ba4b9b3513824a..d8b9a13f9cfdff88b548045459f3ab37b1e00bb5 100644
--- a/intel_mips/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/SPEEDPORT_SMART3
+++ b/intel_mips/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/SPEEDPORT_SMART3
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ config board 'board'
 	option VoicePortNames 'Tel_1 Tel_2'
 	option VoicePortOrder 'tapi0 tapi1'
 	option hasWifi '1'
-	option ethernetPorts '5'
 	option ethernetPortNames 'LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 WAN'
 	option ethernetPortOrder 'eth0_1 eth0_2 eth0_3 eth0_4 eth1'
 	option ethernetLanPorts 'eth0_1 eth0_2 eth0_3 eth0_4'
diff --git a/iopsys-armvirt/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/ARMVIRT b/iopsys-armvirt/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/ARMVIRT
index 8befa0c05b20c3c9edc248e5f0def26c8e52720a..1b176ee0c12527f6f22eec922c6cd384d9b34954 100644
--- a/iopsys-armvirt/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/ARMVIRT
+++ b/iopsys-armvirt/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/ARMVIRT
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 config board 'board'
 	# Ethernet
-        option ethernetPorts '2'
         option ethernetPortNames 'LAN WAN'
         option ethernetPortOrder 'eth0 eth1'
         option ethernetLanPorts 'eth0'
diff --git a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/963138REF_P502 b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/963138REF_P502
index c7c8a1c96b9b795a215509e2531f29309f587480..d5b937f4be28baaee6a381897208760528968de2 100644
--- a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/963138REF_P502
+++ b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/963138REF_P502
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ config board 'board'
 	option VoicePortNames 'DECT_1 DECT_2 DECT_3 DECT_4 Tel_1 Tel_2'
 	option VoicePortOrder 'brcm0 brcm1 brcm2 brcm3 brcm5 brcm4'
 	# Ethernet
-	option ethernetPorts '5'
 	option ethernetPortNames 'LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 WAN'
 	option ethernetPortOrder 'eth1 eth2 eth3 eth4 eth0'
 	option ethernetLanPorts 'eth1 eth2 eth3 eth4'
diff --git a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/963138REF_P802 b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/963138REF_P802
index c7c8a1c96b9b795a215509e2531f29309f587480..d5b937f4be28baaee6a381897208760528968de2 100644
--- a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/963138REF_P802
+++ b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/963138REF_P802
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ config board 'board'
 	option VoicePortNames 'DECT_1 DECT_2 DECT_3 DECT_4 Tel_1 Tel_2'
 	option VoicePortOrder 'brcm0 brcm1 brcm2 brcm3 brcm5 brcm4'
 	# Ethernet
-	option ethernetPorts '5'
 	option ethernetPortNames 'LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 WAN'
 	option ethernetPortOrder 'eth1 eth2 eth3 eth4 eth0'
 	option ethernetLanPorts 'eth1 eth2 eth3 eth4'
diff --git a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/96752REF1 b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/96752REF1
index 1e03bb66e4b2fb4eed1ab6de6d21653cd4eb4ffe..ec63dfab4f2530acc6d115f5861fafade0a4ac97 100644
--- a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/96752REF1
+++ b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/96752REF1
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ config board 'board'
 	option hasSfp '0'
 	option hasWifi '1'
 	# Ethernet
-	option ethernetPorts '2'
 	option ethernetPortNames 'LAN1 LAN2'
 	option ethernetPortOrder 'eth0 eth1'
 	option ethernetLanPorts 'eth0 eth1'
diff --git a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/968580XREF_PHY b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/968580XREF_PHY
index 2d38713a1a06e632d830bbdf9aa3de14d040b789..51ab3b945a32b94aa6e9ed05c1ef2f3b7a42a3f6 100644
--- a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/968580XREF_PHY
+++ b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/968580XREF_PHY
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ config board 'board'
 	option hasUsb '0'
 	option hasWifi '0'
 	# Ethernet
-	option ethernetPorts '2'
 	option ethernetWanPort 'eth5'
 	option ethernetPortNames 'LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 LAN5 WAN'
 	option ethernetPortOrder 'eth0 eth1 eth2 eth3 eth4 eth5'
diff --git a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/DG400PRIMER0 b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/DG400PRIMER0
index d84a6c8647b797215ee0db8061409d01929f56cd..6f8cce02efb08372e573bbbe206ac76976dd893d 100644
--- a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/DG400PRIMER0
+++ b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/DG400PRIMER0
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ config board 'board'
 	option VoicePortNames 'DECT_1 DECT_2 DECT_3 DECT_4 Tel_1 Tel_2'
 	option VoicePortOrder 'brcm0 brcm1 brcm2 brcm3 brcm5 brcm4'
 	# Ethernet
-	option ethernetPorts '5'
 	option ethernetPortNames 'LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 WAN'
 	option ethernetPortOrder 'eth1 eth2 eth3 eth4 eth0'
 	option ethernetLanPorts 'eth1 eth2 eth3 eth4'
diff --git a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/E600 b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/E600
index ee4c1b916c788238e50f45ef1bc49494309e2feb..41e5044f540dbd9b8708395e33e371d1c4ca95ee 100644
--- a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/E600
+++ b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/E600
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ config board 'board'
 	# Voice
 	option VoicePorts '2'
 	# Ethernet
-	option ethernetPorts '5'
 	option ethernetWanPort 'eth4'
 	option ethernetPortNames 'LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 WAN'
 	option ethernetPortOrder 'eth0 eth1 eth2 eth3 eth4'
diff --git a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/EX600 b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/EX600
index d120c5132d87d5508887e40534a99de6f4611c51..f164d20a94879fed221fc8240c73182810308f07 100644
--- a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/EX600
+++ b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/EX600
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ config board 'board'
 	option hasSfp '0'
 	option hasWifi '1'
 	# Ethernet
-	option ethernetPorts '3'
 	option ethernetWanPort 'eth4'
 	option ethernetPortNames 'LAN1 LAN2 WAN'
 	option ethernetPortOrder 'eth1 eth3 eth4'
diff --git a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/FT_G6416 b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/FT_G6416
index 28ac2569cb43b3bb0c7c12ff7bc0c4681eb5be8b..91b19cda32a29a047cdfc81dc8a22a4b1510da9b 100644
--- a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/FT_G6416
+++ b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/FT_G6416
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ config board 'board'
 	# SFP
 	option sfpBus '/dev/i2c-0'
 	# Ethernet
-	option ethernetPorts '5'
 	option ethernetWanPort 'gpondef'
 	option ethernetPortNames 'LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 WAN'
 	option ethernetPortOrder 'eth0 eth1 eth2 eth3 gpondef'
diff --git a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/FT_G6426 b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/FT_G6426
index 92f0b5d8c0c9e3fe2534b9a8efe70d56dd7c57da..ed3e2e8f196954e6b1ee9f19d114a00a05d465c3 100644
--- a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/FT_G6426
+++ b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/FT_G6426
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ config board 'board'
 	# SFP
 	option sfpBus '/dev/i2c-0'
 	# Ethernet
-	option ethernetPorts '5'
 	option ethernetWanPort 'gpondef'
 	option ethernetPortNames 'LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 WAN'
 	option ethernetPortOrder 'eth0 eth1 eth2 eth3 gpondef'
diff --git a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/FT_G6476 b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/FT_G6476
index 92f0b5d8c0c9e3fe2534b9a8efe70d56dd7c57da..ed3e2e8f196954e6b1ee9f19d114a00a05d465c3 100644
--- a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/FT_G6476
+++ b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/FT_G6476
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ config board 'board'
 	# SFP
 	option sfpBus '/dev/i2c-0'
 	# Ethernet
-	option ethernetPorts '5'
 	option ethernetWanPort 'gpondef'
 	option ethernetPortNames 'LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 WAN'
 	option ethernetPortOrder 'eth0 eth1 eth2 eth3 gpondef'
diff --git a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/FT_P3410B b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/FT_P3410B
index 823f38a7249407d403bd9a9807657ce2e78cba1a..311c664f5e32e403381ca5530f04add780cfa1e8 100644
--- a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/FT_P3410B
+++ b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/FT_P3410B
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ config board 'board'
 	# SFP
 	option sfpBus '/dev/i2c-0'
 	# Ethernet
-	option ethernetPorts '5'
 	option ethernetWanPort 'eth4'
 	option ethernetPortNames 'LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 WAN'
 	option ethernetPortOrder 'eth3 eth2 eth1 eth0 eth4'
diff --git a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/FT_P3414B b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/FT_P3414B
index 52ee36b493967908ef243792180b61c72aa2f453..077fda973b4ecac6408005099e2d63a33aa2c798 100644
--- a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/FT_P3414B
+++ b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/FT_P3414B
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ config board 'board'
 	# SFP
 	option sfpBus '/dev/i2c-0'
 	# Ethernet
-	option ethernetPorts '5'
 	option ethernetWanPort 'eth4'
 	option ethernetPortNames 'LAN4 LAN3 LAN2 LAN1 WAN'
 	option ethernetPortOrder 'eth0 eth1 eth2 eth3 eth4'
diff --git a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/FT_P6414 b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/FT_P6414
index bdea2248f38755369eb3b6e4ad1b0db99bba91a5..fb41cfdc0c582bb4a2a318ca328f471b551f5731 100644
--- a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/FT_P6414
+++ b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/FT_P6414
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ config board 'board'
 	# SFP
 	option sfpBus '/dev/i2c-0'
 	# Ethernet
-	option ethernetPorts '5'
 	option ethernetWanPort 'eth4'
 	option ethernetPortNames 'LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 WAN'
 	option ethernetPortOrder 'eth0 eth1 eth2 eth3 eth4'
diff --git a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/FT_P6426 b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/FT_P6426
index 3a6e0cd77176e06c1bd95fcdd0ed2abdfb733571..112280025c370f4095298147690c2a3ac34b4d69 100644
--- a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/FT_P6426
+++ b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/FT_P6426
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ config board 'board'
 	# SFP
 	option sfpBus '/dev/i2c-0'
 	# Ethernet
-	option ethernetPorts '5'
 	option ethernetWanPort 'eth4'
 	option ethernetPortNames 'LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 WAN'
 	option ethernetPortOrder 'eth0 eth1 eth2 eth3 eth4'
diff --git a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/FT_P6476 b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/FT_P6476
index 3a6e0cd77176e06c1bd95fcdd0ed2abdfb733571..112280025c370f4095298147690c2a3ac34b4d69 100644
--- a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/FT_P6476
+++ b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/FT_P6476
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ config board 'board'
 	# SFP
 	option sfpBus '/dev/i2c-0'
 	# Ethernet
-	option ethernetPorts '5'
 	option ethernetWanPort 'eth4'
 	option ethernetPortNames 'LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 WAN'
 	option ethernetPortOrder 'eth0 eth1 eth2 eth3 eth4'
diff --git a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/FT_PX2310 b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/FT_PX2310
index 034a54371a6ecd5d1d7ebe126e18ae255a881b89..f4a698df7c96e5b57579e8ca413117c669b9ccd5 100644
--- a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/FT_PX2310
+++ b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/FT_PX2310
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ config board 'board'
 	# SFP
 	option sfpBus '/dev/i2c-1'
 	# Ethernet
-	option ethernetPorts '4'
 	option ethernetWanPort 'eth3'
 	option ethernetPortNames 'LAN3 LAN2 LAN1 WAN'
 	option ethernetPortOrder 'eth0 eth1 eth2 eth3'
diff --git a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/SMARTHUB3_R0A b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/SMARTHUB3_R0A
index 74d62cb972bd1a9a1d84986ca329eba382c78785..3dbba6b12ec4ce6f3c43ca244d7429ec943a4f14 100644
--- a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/SMARTHUB3_R0A
+++ b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/SMARTHUB3_R0A
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ config board 'board'
 	option VoicePortNames 'DECT_1 DECT_2 DECT_3 Tel_1'
 	option VoicePortOrder 'brcm0 brcm1 brcm2 brcm3'
 	# Ethernet
-	option ethernetPorts '4'
 	option ethernetPortNames 'LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 WAN'
 	option ethernetPortOrder 'eth1 eth2 eth3 eth4 eth0'
 	option ethernetLanPorts 'eth1 eth2 eth3 eth4'
diff --git a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/WE7202242SA b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/WE7202242SA
index c015a4eba5f2f47ccf87cf99fa319de744b8a407..4d3a56048fa6a3a087a4f89b89f6e20cdca874ce 100644
--- a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/WE7202242SA
+++ b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/WE7202242SA
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ config board 'board'
 	option VoicePortNames ''
 	option VoicePortOrder ''
 	# Ethernet
-	option ethernetPorts '2'
 	option ethernetPortNames 'LAN1 WAN'
 	option ethernetPortOrder 'eth0 eth1'
 	option ethernetLanPorts 'eth0'
diff --git a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/XG6846B b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/XG6846B
index 7bd57a62d14746d888bb6a745696529440b06c20..33fbd7f8f44b2e0ac66888faece56b67ffda2b09 100644
--- a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/XG6846B
+++ b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/XG6846B
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ config board 'board'
 	# SFP
 	option sfpBus '/dev/i2c-0'
 	# Ethernet
-	option ethernetPorts '6'
 	option ethernetWanPort 'eth5'
 	option ethernetPortNames 'LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 WAN'
 	option ethernetPortOrder 'eth0 eth1 eth2 eth3 eth5'
diff --git a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/XGX b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/XGX
index 795626b843cdeb45210649a33d5cfb3522221ced..99cf5a7d79f53c464f98977b89313726b2b43fb3 100644
--- a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/XGX
+++ b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/XGX
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ config board 'board'
 	# SFP
 	option sfpBus '/dev/i2c-1'
 	# Ethernet
-	option ethernetPorts '5'
 	option ethernetWanPort 'eth4'
 	option ethernetPortNames 'LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 WAN'
 	option ethernetPortOrder 'eth0 eth1 eth2 eth3 eth4'
diff --git a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/XUG534 b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/XUG534
index be899d850d39245745a6164d2227bde7fd8a5f46..37df69298e90b669f334e18f1c43759718847faf 100644
--- a/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/XUG534
+++ b/iopsys-brcm63xx-arm/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/XUG534
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ config board 'board'
 	# SFP
         option sfpBus '/dev/i2c-0'
 	# Ethernet
-        option ethernetPorts '5'
         option ethernetWanPort 'eth4'
         option ethernetPortNames 'LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 WAN'
         option ethernetPortOrder 'eth0 eth1 eth2 eth3 eth4'
diff --git a/iopsys-econet/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/arcee b/iopsys-econet/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/arcee
index d06313513d9426b93df0ae1bd165f36ca22ee15d..777a9872eb443f8151861ec96cb2a441be6e945a 100644
--- a/iopsys-econet/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/arcee
+++ b/iopsys-econet/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/arcee
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ config board 'board'
 	option hasSfp '0'
 	option hasWifi '1'
 	# Ethernet
-	option ethernetPorts '2'
 	option ethernetPortNames 'LAN1 LAN2'
 	option ethernetPortOrder 'eth0.1 eth0.2'
 	option ethernetLanPorts 'eth0.1 eth0.2'
diff --git a/iopsys-econet/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/rodimus b/iopsys-econet/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/rodimus
index 2d1bdb381b446aa896a271ca562800195b7c1407..e109792287ea2cc1e03516119c4fd05bdfc0a7c4 100644
--- a/iopsys-econet/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/rodimus
+++ b/iopsys-econet/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/rodimus
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ config board 'board'
 	option hasSfp '0'
 	option hasWifi '1'
 	# Ethernet
-	option ethernetPorts '5'
 	option ethernetPortNames 'LAN1 LAN2 LAN3 LAN4 WAN'
 	option ethernetPortOrder 'eth0.1 eth0.2 eth0.3 eth0.4 eth1'
 	option ethernetLanPorts 'eth0.1 eth0.2 eth0.3 eth0.4'
diff --git a/iopsys-ramips/mt7621/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/EX400 b/iopsys-ramips/mt7621/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/EX400
index 15e7d4b91dd96317a10f0e75f1d529174d1bd9af..e9288c5c153ca29f3fd1c43a7901439a872d3721 100644
--- a/iopsys-ramips/mt7621/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/EX400
+++ b/iopsys-ramips/mt7621/base-files/etc/board-db/boards/EX400
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ config board 'board'
 	option hasSfp '0'
 	option hasWifi '1'
 	# Ethernet
-	option ethernetPorts '2'
 	option ethernetPortNames 'LAN WAN'
 	option ethernetPortOrder 'lan wan'
 	option ethernetSwitchPortOrder '1 0'