diff --git a/boards/boards_legacy/arm/v2m_beetle/CMakeLists.txt b/boards/arm/v2m_beetle/CMakeLists.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from boards/boards_legacy/arm/v2m_beetle/CMakeLists.txt
rename to boards/arm/v2m_beetle/CMakeLists.txt
diff --git a/boards/boards_legacy/arm/v2m_beetle/Kconfig.defconfig b/boards/arm/v2m_beetle/Kconfig.defconfig
similarity index 86%
rename from boards/boards_legacy/arm/v2m_beetle/Kconfig.defconfig
rename to boards/arm/v2m_beetle/Kconfig.defconfig
index 2c88eebef39..3e04387a233 100644
--- a/boards/boards_legacy/arm/v2m_beetle/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/v2m_beetle/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@
 
 if BOARD_V2M_BEETLE
 
-config BOARD
-	default "v2m_beetle"
-
 if SERIAL
 
 config UART_INTERRUPT_DRIVEN
diff --git a/boards/boards_legacy/arm/v2m_beetle/Kconfig.board b/boards/arm/v2m_beetle/Kconfig.v2m_beetle
similarity index 77%
rename from boards/boards_legacy/arm/v2m_beetle/Kconfig.board
rename to boards/arm/v2m_beetle/Kconfig.v2m_beetle
index 6c0d883865d..574be8a942b 100644
--- a/boards/boards_legacy/arm/v2m_beetle/Kconfig.board
+++ b/boards/arm/v2m_beetle/Kconfig.v2m_beetle
@@ -5,5 +5,4 @@
 
 # V2M (V2 = Versatile Express, M = Motherboard)
 config BOARD_V2M_BEETLE
-	bool "ARM V2M Beetle Board"
-	depends on SOC_BEETLE_R0
+	select SOC_BEETLE_R0
diff --git a/boards/boards_legacy/arm/v2m_beetle/board.cmake b/boards/arm/v2m_beetle/board.cmake
similarity index 100%
rename from boards/boards_legacy/arm/v2m_beetle/board.cmake
rename to boards/arm/v2m_beetle/board.cmake
diff --git a/boards/arm/v2m_beetle/board.yml b/boards/arm/v2m_beetle/board.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a2234d894d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/arm/v2m_beetle/board.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+board:
+  name: v2m_beetle
+  vendor: ARM
+  socs:
+  - name: beetle_r0
diff --git a/boards/boards_legacy/arm/v2m_beetle/doc/img/v2m_beetle.jpg b/boards/arm/v2m_beetle/doc/img/v2m_beetle.jpg
similarity index 100%
rename from boards/boards_legacy/arm/v2m_beetle/doc/img/v2m_beetle.jpg
rename to boards/arm/v2m_beetle/doc/img/v2m_beetle.jpg
diff --git a/boards/boards_legacy/arm/v2m_beetle/doc/index.rst b/boards/arm/v2m_beetle/doc/index.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from boards/boards_legacy/arm/v2m_beetle/doc/index.rst
rename to boards/arm/v2m_beetle/doc/index.rst
diff --git a/boards/boards_legacy/arm/v2m_beetle/pinmux.c b/boards/arm/v2m_beetle/pinmux.c
similarity index 100%
rename from boards/boards_legacy/arm/v2m_beetle/pinmux.c
rename to boards/arm/v2m_beetle/pinmux.c
diff --git a/boards/boards_legacy/arm/v2m_beetle/support/openocd.cfg b/boards/arm/v2m_beetle/support/openocd.cfg
similarity index 100%
rename from boards/boards_legacy/arm/v2m_beetle/support/openocd.cfg
rename to boards/arm/v2m_beetle/support/openocd.cfg
diff --git a/boards/boards_legacy/arm/v2m_beetle/v2m_beetle.dts b/boards/arm/v2m_beetle/v2m_beetle.dts
similarity index 100%
rename from boards/boards_legacy/arm/v2m_beetle/v2m_beetle.dts
rename to boards/arm/v2m_beetle/v2m_beetle.dts
diff --git a/boards/boards_legacy/arm/v2m_beetle/v2m_beetle.yaml b/boards/arm/v2m_beetle/v2m_beetle.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from boards/boards_legacy/arm/v2m_beetle/v2m_beetle.yaml
rename to boards/arm/v2m_beetle/v2m_beetle.yaml
diff --git a/boards/boards_legacy/arm/v2m_beetle/v2m_beetle_defconfig b/boards/arm/v2m_beetle/v2m_beetle_defconfig
similarity index 82%
rename from boards/boards_legacy/arm/v2m_beetle/v2m_beetle_defconfig
rename to boards/arm/v2m_beetle/v2m_beetle_defconfig
index 7301a8a2732..175c3072e9f 100644
--- a/boards/boards_legacy/arm/v2m_beetle/v2m_beetle_defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/v2m_beetle/v2m_beetle_defconfig
@@ -6,11 +6,9 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
 
-CONFIG_SOC_BEETLE_R0=y
-CONFIG_SOC_SERIES_BEETLE=y
-CONFIG_BOARD_V2M_BEETLE=y
 CONFIG_RUNTIME_NMI=y
 CONFIG_CLOCK_CONTROL=y
+
 # 24MHz system clock
 CONFIG_SYS_CLOCK_HW_CYCLES_PER_SEC=24000000