diff --git a/arch/arc/Kconfig b/arch/arc/Kconfig
index 8e8de4c3442e..824065a94b37 100644
--- a/arch/arc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/Kconfig
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ menu "ARC Architecture Configuration"
 
 menu "ARC Platform/SoC/Board"
 
-source "arch/arc/plat-arcfpga/Kconfig"
+source "arch/arc/plat-sim/Kconfig"
 source "arch/arc/plat-tb10x/Kconfig"
 #New platform adds here
 
diff --git a/arch/arc/Makefile b/arch/arc/Makefile
index 87e0e5b36ce1..435b693637f6 100644
--- a/arch/arc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arc/Makefile
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ core-y		+= arch/arc/
 # w/o this dtb won't embed into kernel binary
 core-y		+= arch/arc/boot/dts/
 
-core-$(CONFIG_ARC_PLAT_FPGA_LEGACY)	+= arch/arc/plat-arcfpga/
-core-$(CONFIG_ARC_PLAT_TB10X)		+= arch/arc/plat-tb10x/
+core-$(CONFIG_ARC_PLAT_SIM)	+= arch/arc/plat-sim/
+core-$(CONFIG_ARC_PLAT_TB10X)	+= arch/arc/plat-tb10x/
 
 drivers-$(CONFIG_OPROFILE)	+= arch/arc/oprofile/
 
diff --git a/arch/arc/boot/dts/Makefile b/arch/arc/boot/dts/Makefile
index faf240e29ec2..b0e3f19bbd07 100644
--- a/arch/arc/boot/dts/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arc/boot/dts/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Built-in dtb
-builtindtb-y		:= angel4
+builtindtb-y		:= nsim_700
 
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_ARC_BUILTIN_DTB_NAME),"")
 	builtindtb-y	:= $(patsubst "%",%,$(CONFIG_ARC_BUILTIN_DTB_NAME))
diff --git a/arch/arc/boot/dts/angel4.dts b/arch/arc/boot/dts/nsim_700.dts
similarity index 97%
rename from arch/arc/boot/dts/angel4.dts
rename to arch/arc/boot/dts/nsim_700.dts
index 3b076fbd8366..105a0017023f 100644
--- a/arch/arc/boot/dts/angel4.dts
+++ b/arch/arc/boot/dts/nsim_700.dts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 /include/ "skeleton.dtsi"
 
 / {
-	compatible = "snps,arc-angel4";
+	compatible = "snps,nsim";
 	clock-frequency = <80000000>;	/* 80 MHZ */
 	#address-cells = <1>;
 	#size-cells = <1>;
diff --git a/arch/arc/configs/nsim_700_defconfig b/arch/arc/configs/nsim_700_defconfig
index e6aa1ed09c6d..138f9d887957 100644
--- a/arch/arc/configs/nsim_700_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/configs/nsim_700_defconfig
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ CONFIG_MODULES=y
 # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_BSG is not set
 # CONFIG_IOSCHED_DEADLINE is not set
 # CONFIG_IOSCHED_CFQ is not set
-CONFIG_ARC_PLAT_FPGA_LEGACY=y
-CONFIG_ARC_BUILTIN_DTB_NAME="angel4"
+CONFIG_ARC_PLAT_SIM=y
+CONFIG_ARC_BUILTIN_DTB_NAME="nsim_700"
 CONFIG_PREEMPT=y
 # CONFIG_COMPACTION is not set
 # CONFIG_CROSS_MEMORY_ATTACH is not set
diff --git a/arch/arc/configs/nsimosci_defconfig b/arch/arc/configs/nsimosci_defconfig
index 1aad2365bef8..31e1d95764ff 100644
--- a/arch/arc/configs/nsimosci_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/configs/nsimosci_defconfig
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ CONFIG_MODULES=y
 # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_BSG is not set
 # CONFIG_IOSCHED_DEADLINE is not set
 # CONFIG_IOSCHED_CFQ is not set
-CONFIG_ARC_PLAT_FPGA_LEGACY=y
+CONFIG_ARC_PLAT_SIM=y
 CONFIG_ARC_BUILTIN_DTB_NAME="nsimosci"
 # CONFIG_COMPACTION is not set
 CONFIG_NET=y
diff --git a/arch/arc/plat-arcfpga/Kconfig b/arch/arc/plat-sim/Kconfig
similarity index 60%
rename from arch/arc/plat-arcfpga/Kconfig
rename to arch/arc/plat-sim/Kconfig
index 043bac36f34f..18e39fcc488a 100644
--- a/arch/arc/plat-arcfpga/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/plat-sim/Kconfig
@@ -6,11 +6,9 @@
 # published by the Free Software Foundation.
 #
 
-menuconfig ARC_PLAT_FPGA_LEGACY
-	bool "\"Legacy\" ARC FPGA dev Boards"
+menuconfig ARC_PLAT_SIM
+	bool "ARC nSIM based simulation virtual platforms"
 	select ARC_HAS_COH_CACHES if SMP
 	help
-	  Support for ARC development boards, provided by Synopsys.
-	  These are based on FPGA or ISS. e.g.
-	  - ARCAngel4
-	  - ML509
+	  Support for nSIM based ARC simulation platforms
+	  This includes the standalone nSIM (uart only) vs. System C OSCI VP
diff --git a/arch/arc/plat-arcfpga/Makefile b/arch/arc/plat-sim/Makefile
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/arc/plat-arcfpga/Makefile
rename to arch/arc/plat-sim/Makefile
diff --git a/arch/arc/plat-arcfpga/platform.c b/arch/arc/plat-sim/platform.c
similarity index 78%
rename from arch/arc/plat-arcfpga/platform.c
rename to arch/arc/plat-sim/platform.c
index c79a05c47ebd..114fdc30941c 100644
--- a/arch/arc/plat-arcfpga/platform.c
+++ b/arch/arc/plat-sim/platform.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * ARC FPGA Platform support code
+ * ARC simulation Platform support code
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2012 Synopsys, Inc. (www.synopsys.com)
  *
@@ -19,16 +19,6 @@
  * callback set, by matching the DT compatible name.
  */
 
-static const char *legacy_fpga_compat[] __initconst = {
-	"snps,arc-angel4",
-	"snps,arc-ml509",
-	NULL,
-};
-
-MACHINE_START(LEGACY_FPGA, "legacy_fpga")
-	.dt_compat	= legacy_fpga_compat,
-MACHINE_END
-
 static const char *simulation_compat[] __initconst = {
 	"snps,nsim",
 	"snps,nsimosci",