diff --git a/drivers/tty/Kconfig b/drivers/tty/Kconfig
index 8034473c54ca..0ebb8d6ab341 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/tty/Kconfig
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ config HW_CONSOLE
 config VT_HW_CONSOLE_BINDING
        bool "Support for binding and unbinding console drivers"
        depends on HW_CONSOLE
-       default n
        ---help---
          The virtual terminal is the device that interacts with the physical
          terminal through console drivers. On these systems, at least one
@@ -313,7 +312,6 @@ config N_GSM
 config TRACE_ROUTER
 	tristate "Trace data router for MIPI P1149.7 cJTAG standard"
 	depends on TRACE_SINK
-	default n
 	help
 	  The trace router uses the Linux tty line discipline framework to
 	  route trace data coming from a tty port (say UART for example) to
@@ -329,7 +327,6 @@ config TRACE_ROUTER
 
 config TRACE_SINK
 	tristate "Trace data sink for MIPI P1149.7 cJTAG standard"
-	default n
 	help
 	  The trace sink uses the Linux line discipline framework to receive
 	  trace data coming from the trace router line discipline driver
diff --git a/drivers/tty/hvc/Kconfig b/drivers/tty/hvc/Kconfig
index 1a910ec9f643..4d22b911111f 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/hvc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/tty/hvc/Kconfig
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ config HVC_CONSOLE
 config HVC_OLD_HVSI
 	bool "Old driver for pSeries serial port (/dev/hvsi*)"
 	depends on HVC_CONSOLE
-	default n
 
 config HVC_OPAL
 	bool "OPAL Console support"
@@ -74,7 +73,6 @@ config HVC_UDBG
        bool "udbg based fake hypervisor console"
        depends on PPC
        select HVC_DRIVER
-       default n
        help
          This is meant to be used during HW bring up or debugging when
 	 no other console mechanism exist but udbg, to get you a quick
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig b/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
index a5032e58c737..6d0ab0399a72 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
@@ -370,7 +370,6 @@ config SERIAL_MAX310X
 	depends on SPI_MASTER
 	select SERIAL_CORE
 	select REGMAP_SPI if SPI_MASTER
-	default n
 	help
 	  This selects support for an advanced UART from Maxim (Dallas).
 	  Supported ICs are MAX3107, MAX3108, MAX3109, MAX14830.
@@ -653,7 +652,6 @@ config SERIAL_MUX_CONSOLE
 config PDC_CONSOLE
 	bool "PDC software console support"
 	depends on PARISC && !SERIAL_MUX && VT
-	default n
 	help
 	  Saying Y here will enable the software based PDC console to be 
 	  used as the system console.  This is useful for machines in 
@@ -1110,7 +1108,6 @@ config SERIAL_QE
 	depends on QUICC_ENGINE
 	select SERIAL_CORE
 	select FW_LOADER
-	default n
 	help
 	  This driver supports the QE serial ports on Freescale embedded
 	  PowerPC that contain a QUICC Engine.