diff --git a/board-mappings.ini b/board-mappings.ini
index a6553b9..295a94f 100644
--- a/board-mappings.ini
+++ b/board-mappings.ini
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@
 #
 # Valid categories for determining the model:
 # - file.exists -- checks for existince of a file in the filesystem
-# - boardname.equals -- compares with boardname
-# - boardname.contains -- searches for substring in boardname
-#   NOTE: only use boardname if none of the other options match
-#         use the boardname command to set/check the current value
 # - hwrelease.device -- Compares MER_HA_DEVICE in /etc/hw-release
 # - cpuinfo.contains -- searches /proc/cpuinfo for a string
 # - uname-release.contains -- searches the kernels release string for
diff --git a/libssu/libssu.pro b/libssu/libssu.pro
index e712653..667f9b3 100644
--- a/libssu/libssu.pro
+++ b/libssu/libssu.pro
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ SOURCES = \
 
 CONFIG += link_pkgconfig
 QT += network xml dbus
-PKGCONFIG += libsystemd-journal boardname libshadowutils
+PKGCONFIG += libsystemd-journal libshadowutils
 
 install_headers.files = $${public_headers}
 
diff --git a/libssu/ssudeviceinfo.cpp b/libssu/ssudeviceinfo.cpp
index a3029a1..8de63fd 100644
--- a/libssu/ssudeviceinfo.cpp
+++ b/libssu/ssudeviceinfo.cpp
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@
 
 #include <sys/utsname.h>
 
-extern "C" {
-#include <boardname.h>
-}
-
 #include "sandbox_p.h"
 #include "ssudeviceinfo.h"
 #include "ssucoreconfig.h"
@@ -157,7 +153,6 @@ QString SsuDeviceInfo::deviceModel(){
   QDir dir;
   QFile procCpuinfo;
   QStringList keys;
-  QStringList sections;
 
   if (!cachedModel.isEmpty())
     return cachedModel;
@@ -176,33 +171,6 @@ QString SsuDeviceInfo::deviceModel(){
   boardMappings->endGroup();
   if (!cachedModel.isEmpty()) return cachedModel;
 
-  // check if boardname matches/contains
-  QString boardName(getboardname());
-  boardName = boardName.trimmed();
-  sections.clear();
-  sections << "boardname.equals" << "boardname.contains";
-  foreach (const QString &section, sections){
-    boardMappings->beginGroup(section);
-    keys = boardMappings->allKeys();
-    foreach (const QString &key, keys){
-      QString value = boardMappings->value(key).toString();
-      if (section.endsWith(".contains")){
-        if (boardName.contains(value)){
-          cachedModel = key;
-          break;
-        }
-      } else if (section.endsWith(".equals")){
-        if (boardName == value){
-          cachedModel = key;
-          break;
-        }
-      }
-    }
-    boardMappings->endGroup();
-    if (!cachedModel.isEmpty()) break;
-  }
-  if (!cachedModel.isEmpty()) return cachedModel;
-
   // check if the device can be identified by a string in /proc/cpuinfo
   procCpuinfo.setFileName(Sandbox::map("/proc/cpuinfo"));
   procCpuinfo.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly | QIODevice::Text);
diff --git a/rpm/ssu.spec b/rpm/ssu.spec
index 194f70e..f7e1e67 100644
--- a/rpm/ssu.spec
+++ b/rpm/ssu.spec
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 Name: ssu
-Version: 0.39.6
+Version: 0.40.5
 Release: 1
 Summary: SSU enabler for RND
 Group: System/Base
 License: GPLv2
 Source0: %{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 URL: https://github.com/nemomobile/ssu
-BuildRequires: pkgconfig(boardname)
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(Qt5Core)
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(Qt5DBus)
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(Qt5Network)