diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/Kconfig b/drivers/mtd/nand/Kconfig
index cce7b70824c35076957664218e09c9a4e196a41c..dd0279249bf42c284d3400de320ff2fd72a2df58 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/Kconfig
@@ -420,7 +420,6 @@ config MTD_NAND_NANDSIM
 config MTD_NAND_GPMI_NAND
         bool "GPMI NAND Flash Controller driver"
         depends on MTD_NAND && (SOC_IMX23 || SOC_IMX28)
-	select MTD_PARTITIONS
 	select MTD_CMDLINE_PARTS
         help
 	 Enables NAND Flash support for IMX23 or IMX28.