diff --git a/compiler/mips/cpuinfo.pas b/compiler/mips/cpuinfo.pas
index 9444bba291..c8e3aadd06 100644
--- a/compiler/mips/cpuinfo.pas
+++ b/compiler/mips/cpuinfo.pas
@@ -59,12 +59,6 @@ Const
    extended_size = 8;
    {# Size of a multimedia register               }
    mmreg_size = 0;
-   { target cpu string (used by compiler options) }
-{$ifdef MIPSEL}
-   target_cpu_string = 'mipsel';
-{$else MIPSEL}
-   target_cpu_string = 'mips';
-{$endif MIPSEL}
    { calling conventions supported by the code generator }
    supported_calling_conventions : tproccalloptions = [
      pocall_internproc,
diff --git a/compiler/systems.pas b/compiler/systems.pas
index 7490388635..cd1e2c21d7 100644
--- a/compiler/systems.pas
+++ b/compiler/systems.pas
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ interface
 
        cpu2str : array[TSystemCpu] of string[10] =
             ('','i386','m68k','alpha','powerpc','sparc','vm','ia64','x86_64',
-             'mipseb','arm', 'powerpc64', 'avr', 'mipsel','jvm', 'i8086');
+             'mips','arm', 'powerpc64', 'avr', 'mipsel','jvm', 'i8086');
 
        abiinfo : array[tabi] of tabiinfo = (
          (name: 'DEFAULT'; supported: true),