diff --git a/src/viam/components/board/__init__.py b/src/viam/components/board/__init__.py
index bb54156b1..348434e7f 100644
--- a/src/viam/components/board/__init__.py
+++ b/src/viam/components/board/__init__.py
@@ -13,18 +13,7 @@
 
 
 async def create_status(component: Board) -> Status:
-    (analog_names, digital_interrupt_names) = await asyncio.gather(component.analog_names(), component.digital_interrupt_names())
     analogs, digital_interrupts = {}, {}
-    for x in analog_names:
-        analog = await component.analog_by_name(x)
-        read = await analog.read()
-        analogs[x] = read.value
-
-    for y in digital_interrupt_names:
-        digital_interrupt = await component.digital_interrupt_by_name(y)
-        val = await digital_interrupt.value()
-        digital_interrupts[y] = val
-
     s = BoardStatus(analogs=analogs, digital_interrupts=digital_interrupts)
     return Status(name=Board.get_resource_name(component.name), status=message_to_struct(s))
 
diff --git a/src/viam/components/board/board.py b/src/viam/components/board/board.py
index 0f8ab1971..90cb16f60 100644
--- a/src/viam/components/board/board.py
+++ b/src/viam/components/board/board.py
@@ -364,44 +364,6 @@ async def gpio_pin_by_name(self, name: str) -> GPIOPin:
         """
         ...
 
-    @abc.abstractmethod
-    async def analog_names(self) -> List[str]:
-        """
-        Get the names of all known analog readers and/or writers.
-
-        ::
-
-            my_board = Board.from_robot(robot=robot, name="my_board")
-
-            # Get the name of every Analog configured on the board.
-            names = await my_board.analog_names()
-
-        Returns:
-            List[str]: The list of names of all known analog readers/writers.
-
-        For more information, see `Board component <https://docs.viam.com/components/board/>`_.
-        """
-        ...
-
-    @abc.abstractmethod
-    async def digital_interrupt_names(self) -> List[str]:
-        """
-        Get the names of all known digital interrupts.
-
-        ::
-
-            my_board = Board.from_robot(robot=robot, name="my_board")
-
-            # Get the name of every DigitalInterrupt configured on the board.
-            names = await my_board.digital_interrupt_names()
-
-        Returns:
-            List[str]: The names of the digital interrupts.
-
-        For more information, see `Board component <https://docs.viam.com/components/board/>`_.
-        """
-        ...
-
     @abc.abstractmethod
     async def set_power_mode(
         self, mode: PowerMode.ValueType, duration: Optional[timedelta] = None, *, timeout: Optional[float] = None, **kwargs
diff --git a/tests/test_board.py b/tests/test_board.py
index 267a8f7bd..023e9ccd9 100644
--- a/tests/test_board.py
+++ b/tests/test_board.py
@@ -92,38 +92,12 @@ async def test_gpio_pin_by_name(self, board: MockBoard):
         pin = await board.gpio_pin_by_name("pin1")
         assert pin.name == "pin1"
 
-    @pytest.mark.asyncio
-    async def test_analog_names(self, board: MockBoard):
-        names = await board.analog_names()
-        assert names == ["reader1", "writer1"]
-
-    @pytest.mark.asyncio
-    async def test_digital_interrupt_names(self, board: MockBoard):
-        names = await board.digital_interrupt_names()
-        assert names == ["interrupt1"]
-
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_do(self, board: MockBoard):
         command = {"command": "args"}
         resp = await board.do_command(command)
         assert resp == {"command": command}
 
-    @pytest.mark.asyncio
-    async def test_status(self, board: MockBoard):
-        status = await create_status(board)
-        read1 = await board.analogs["reader1"].read()
-        # Analog writers typically don't have read statuses, but the mock board
-        # doesn't make that distinction.
-        read2 = await board.analogs["writer1"].read()
-        val = await board.digital_interrupts["interrupt1"].value()
-        assert status.name == MockBoard.get_resource_name(board.name)
-        assert status.status == message_to_struct(
-            BoardStatus(
-                analogs={"reader1": int(read1.value), "writer1": int(read2.value)},
-                digital_interrupts={"interrupt1": val},
-            )
-        )
-
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_set_power_mode(self, board: MockBoard):
         pm_mode = PowerMode.POWER_MODE_OFFLINE_DEEP
@@ -391,9 +365,6 @@ async def test_analog_names(self, board: MockBoard, service: BoardRPCService):
             reader = await client.analog_by_name("reader1")
             assert reader.name == "reader1"
 
-            names = await client.analog_names()
-            assert names == ["reader1"]
-
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_digital_interrupt_names(self, board: MockBoard, service: BoardRPCService):
         async with ChannelFor([service]) as channel:
@@ -402,9 +373,6 @@ async def test_digital_interrupt_names(self, board: MockBoard, service: BoardRPC
             interrupt = await client.digital_interrupt_by_name("interrupt1")
             assert interrupt.name == "interrupt1"
 
-            names = await client.digital_interrupt_names()
-            assert names == ["interrupt1"]
-
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_do(self, board: MockBoard, service: BoardRPCService):
         async with ChannelFor([service]) as channel: