diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 8d031adafa8..a2e86731b08 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3766,6 +3766,13 @@ case "${target}" in
     ;;
 esac
 
+# The ARM simulator has been deprecated for all ARM targets.
+case "${target}" in
+  arm*-*-*)
+    noconfigdirs="$noconfigdirs sim"
+    ;;
+esac
+
 case "${target}" in
   *-*-chorusos)
     ;;
@@ -3777,7 +3784,7 @@ case "${target}" in
     ;;
   arm-*-darwin*)
     noconfigdirs="$noconfigdirs ld gas gdb gprof"
-    noconfigdirs="$noconfigdirs sim target-rda"
+    noconfigdirs="$noconfigdirs target-rda"
     ;;
   powerpc-*-darwin*)
     noconfigdirs="$noconfigdirs ld gas gdb gprof"
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a688e9e2425..25419a1d2ab 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -991,6 +991,13 @@ case "${target}" in
     ;;
 esac
 
+# The ARM simulator has been deprecated for all ARM targets.
+case "${target}" in
+  arm*-*-*)
+    noconfigdirs="$noconfigdirs sim"
+    ;;
+esac
+
 case "${target}" in
   *-*-chorusos)
     ;;
@@ -1002,7 +1009,7 @@ case "${target}" in
     ;;
   arm-*-darwin*)
     noconfigdirs="$noconfigdirs ld gas gdb gprof"
-    noconfigdirs="$noconfigdirs sim target-rda"
+    noconfigdirs="$noconfigdirs target-rda"
     ;;
   powerpc-*-darwin*)
     noconfigdirs="$noconfigdirs ld gas gdb gprof"