diff --git a/ports/espressif/boards/espressif_esp32s3_devkitc_1_n32r8/mpconfigboard.h b/ports/espressif/boards/espressif_esp32s3_devkitc_1_n32r8/mpconfigboard.h
index 454203f41f..26410bb210 100644
--- a/ports/espressif/boards/espressif_esp32s3_devkitc_1_n32r8/mpconfigboard.h
+++ b/ports/espressif/boards/espressif_esp32s3_devkitc_1_n32r8/mpconfigboard.h
@@ -36,6 +36,4 @@
 #define DEFAULT_UART_BUS_RX         (&pin_GPIO44)
 #define DEFAULT_UART_BUS_TX         (&pin_GPIO43)
 
-#define BOARD_USER_SAFE_MODE_ACTION translate("pressing boot button at start up.\n")
-
 #define AUTORESET_DELAY_MS          500
diff --git a/ports/espressif/boards/espressif_esp32s3_devkitc_1_n32r8/mpconfigboard.mk b/ports/espressif/boards/espressif_esp32s3_devkitc_1_n32r8/mpconfigboard.mk
index 1b1ab8742e..96ef4e45c9 100644
--- a/ports/espressif/boards/espressif_esp32s3_devkitc_1_n32r8/mpconfigboard.mk
+++ b/ports/espressif/boards/espressif_esp32s3_devkitc_1_n32r8/mpconfigboard.mk
@@ -5,13 +5,6 @@ USB_MANUFACTURER = "Espressif"
 
 IDF_TARGET = esp32s3
 
-INTERNAL_FLASH_FILESYSTEM = 1
-LONGINT_IMPL = MPZ
-
-# The default queue depth of 16 overflows on release builds,
-# so increase it to 32.
-CFLAGS += -DCFG_TUD_TASK_QUEUE_SZ=32
-
-CIRCUITPY_ESP_FLASH_MODE=dio
+CIRCUITPY_ESP_FLASH_MODE=qio
 CIRCUITPY_ESP_FLASH_FREQ=80m
 CIRCUITPY_ESP_FLASH_SIZE=32MB