diff --git a/default-configs/i386-softmmu.mak b/default-configs/i386-softmmu.mak
index b177e52104ce41a9a7bea1d419f183035fc2174c..4a89631f280d304a43a35bfa26518ea40059bcda 100644
--- a/default-configs/i386-softmmu.mak
+++ b/default-configs/i386-softmmu.mak
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ CONFIG_I8259=y
 CONFIG_PFLASH_CFI01=y
 CONFIG_TPM_TIS=$(CONFIG_TPM)
 CONFIG_MC146818RTC=y
-CONFIG_PAM=y
 CONFIG_PCI_PIIX=y
 CONFIG_WDT_IB700=y
 CONFIG_XEN_I386=$(CONFIG_XEN)
diff --git a/default-configs/x86_64-softmmu.mak b/default-configs/x86_64-softmmu.mak
index 6e3b312c5ff7a23f235e3b49533de14398010a10..b2bf73636779c2c20bbd4996f788c24408208987 100644
--- a/default-configs/x86_64-softmmu.mak
+++ b/default-configs/x86_64-softmmu.mak
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ CONFIG_I8259=y
 CONFIG_PFLASH_CFI01=y
 CONFIG_TPM_TIS=$(CONFIG_TPM)
 CONFIG_MC146818RTC=y
-CONFIG_PAM=y
 CONFIG_PCI_PIIX=y
 CONFIG_WDT_IB700=y
 CONFIG_XEN_I386=$(CONFIG_XEN)