diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/wireguard/qemu/kernel.config b/tools/testing/selftests/wireguard/qemu/kernel.config
index 4eecb432a66c1c2c2c40e01149088a884bfc8679..74db83a0aedd8b67be991e0f856c53ec6ec7c9cd 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/wireguard/qemu/kernel.config
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/wireguard/qemu/kernel.config
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ CONFIG_NETFILTER_XTABLES=y
 CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_NAT=y
 CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_LENGTH=y
 CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_MARK=y
-CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_IPV4=y
 CONFIG_NF_NAT_IPV4=y
 CONFIG_IP_NF_IPTABLES=y
 CONFIG_IP_NF_FILTER=y