diff --git a/arch/ia64/configs/generic_defconfig b/arch/ia64/configs/generic_defconfig
index 954d81e2e837..7913695b2fcb 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/configs/generic_defconfig
+++ b/arch/ia64/configs/generic_defconfig
@@ -234,5 +234,4 @@ CONFIG_CRYPTO_PCBC=m
 CONFIG_CRYPTO_MD5=y
 # CONFIG_CRYPTO_ANSI_CPRNG is not set
 CONFIG_CRC_T10DIF=y
-CONFIG_MISC_DEVICES=y
 CONFIG_INTEL_IOMMU=y
diff --git a/arch/ia64/configs/gensparse_defconfig b/arch/ia64/configs/gensparse_defconfig
index 91c41ecfa6d9..f8e913365423 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/configs/gensparse_defconfig
+++ b/arch/ia64/configs/gensparse_defconfig
@@ -209,4 +209,3 @@ CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_KERNEL=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_MUTEXES=y
 CONFIG_CRYPTO_MD5=y
-CONFIG_MISC_DEVICES=y