diff --git a/configs/TEST_nommu_defconfig b/configs/TEST_nommu_defconfig
index 15e12b1d2..b45afd956 100644
--- a/configs/TEST_nommu_defconfig
+++ b/configs/TEST_nommu_defconfig
@@ -341,7 +341,6 @@ CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_READONLY=y
 CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_SETOPTS=y
 CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_SET=y
 CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_WIN_RESIZE=y
-CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_OPTIMIZE_CURSOR=y
 CONFIG_FEATURE_ALLOW_EXEC=y
 
 #
diff --git a/configs/TEST_noprintf_defconfig b/configs/TEST_noprintf_defconfig
index f4338df71..809b60cd8 100644
--- a/configs/TEST_noprintf_defconfig
+++ b/configs/TEST_noprintf_defconfig
@@ -346,7 +346,6 @@ CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_MAX_LEN=0
 # CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_SET is not set
 # CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_WIN_RESIZE is not set
 # CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_ASK_TERMINAL is not set
-# CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_OPTIMIZE_CURSOR is not set
 # CONFIG_FEATURE_ALLOW_EXEC is not set
 
 #
diff --git a/configs/TEST_rh9_defconfig b/configs/TEST_rh9_defconfig
index 193d8f615..565b826d0 100644
--- a/configs/TEST_rh9_defconfig
+++ b/configs/TEST_rh9_defconfig
@@ -358,7 +358,6 @@ CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_READONLY=y
 CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_SETOPTS=y
 CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_SET=y
 CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_WIN_RESIZE=y
-CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_OPTIMIZE_CURSOR=y
 CONFIG_FEATURE_ALLOW_EXEC=y
 
 #
diff --git a/configs/android2_defconfig b/configs/android2_defconfig
index b5166e0fc..4dfbdb526 100644
--- a/configs/android2_defconfig
+++ b/configs/android2_defconfig
@@ -363,7 +363,6 @@ CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_MAX_LEN=0
 # CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_SET is not set
 # CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_WIN_RESIZE is not set
 # CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_ASK_TERMINAL is not set
-# CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_OPTIMIZE_CURSOR is not set
 # CONFIG_AWK is not set
 # CONFIG_FEATURE_AWK_LIBM is not set
 CONFIG_CMP=y
diff --git a/configs/android_defconfig b/configs/android_defconfig
index a9a8d5e1f..e35830e7f 100644
--- a/configs/android_defconfig
+++ b/configs/android_defconfig
@@ -386,7 +386,6 @@ CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_SETOPTS=y
 CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_SET=y
 CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_WIN_RESIZE=y
 CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_ASK_TERMINAL=y
-CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_OPTIMIZE_CURSOR=y
 CONFIG_AWK=y
 CONFIG_FEATURE_AWK_LIBM=y
 CONFIG_CMP=y
diff --git a/configs/android_ndk_defconfig b/configs/android_ndk_defconfig
index 332bea664..01cc2dd15 100644
--- a/configs/android_ndk_defconfig
+++ b/configs/android_ndk_defconfig
@@ -371,7 +371,6 @@ CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_SETOPTS=y
 CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_SET=y
 CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_WIN_RESIZE=y
 CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_ASK_TERMINAL=y
-CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_OPTIMIZE_CURSOR=y
 CONFIG_AWK=y
 CONFIG_FEATURE_AWK_LIBM=y
 CONFIG_CMP=y
diff --git a/configs/cygwin_defconfig b/configs/cygwin_defconfig
index bdd0d66d0..aa346e34c 100644
--- a/configs/cygwin_defconfig
+++ b/configs/cygwin_defconfig
@@ -363,7 +363,6 @@ CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_SETOPTS=y
 CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_SET=y
 CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_WIN_RESIZE=y
 CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_ASK_TERMINAL=y
-CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_OPTIMIZE_CURSOR=y
 CONFIG_AWK=y
 CONFIG_FEATURE_AWK_LIBM=y
 CONFIG_CMP=y
diff --git a/configs/freebsd_defconfig b/configs/freebsd_defconfig
index dcb5d953c..ec3ed03c4 100644
--- a/configs/freebsd_defconfig
+++ b/configs/freebsd_defconfig
@@ -367,7 +367,6 @@ CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_SETOPTS=y
 CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_SET=y
 CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_WIN_RESIZE=y
 CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_ASK_TERMINAL=y
-CONFIG_FEATURE_VI_OPTIMIZE_CURSOR=y
 CONFIG_FEATURE_ALLOW_EXEC=y
 
 #