diff --git a/arch/tile/Kconfig b/arch/tile/Kconfig
index d8885fd8760326ac8e5fc60053d5335bdc0c3231..7b82e68c5f559b76fb9d9c5d42105ae50a58df8c 100644
--- a/arch/tile/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/tile/Kconfig
@@ -414,11 +414,6 @@ endmenu
 
 menu "Executable file formats"
 
-# only elf supported
-config KCORE_ELF
-	def_bool y
-	depends on PROC_FS
-
 source "fs/Kconfig.binfmt"
 
 endmenu