diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/shannon_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/shannon_defconfig
index b0b96942f4bd..e52395629810 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/shannon_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/shannon_defconfig
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ CONFIG_MTD_CFI_AMDSTD=y
 CONFIG_MTD_SA1100=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM_SIZE=8192
-CONFIG_IDE=m
 CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y
 CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET=y
 CONFIG_NET_PCMCIA=y