diff --git a/target/linux/bcm53xx/config-4.4 b/target/linux/bcm53xx/config-4.4
index 5611cfe0d4..f360211928 100644
--- a/target/linux/bcm53xx/config-4.4
+++ b/target/linux/bcm53xx/config-4.4
@@ -200,8 +200,6 @@ CONFIG_IRQ_DOMAIN=y
 CONFIG_IRQ_DOMAIN_HIERARCHY=y
 CONFIG_IRQ_FORCED_THREADING=y
 CONFIG_IRQ_WORK=y
-CONFIG_KERNEL_CAT=y
-# CONFIG_KERNEL_XZ is not set
 CONFIG_LIBFDT=y
 CONFIG_LOCK_SPIN_ON_OWNER=y
 CONFIG_LZO_COMPRESS=y