diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
index ae07470fde3c92bcf8d5c0b9da8e7abe8467e1cc..c838581f81f1bce53e056f27d25c3b92c00ad89f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ config PPC_85xx
 config PPC_8xx
 	bool "Freescale 8xx"
 	select FSL_SOC
-	select PPC_LIB_RHEAP
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_HUGETLBFS
 
 config 40x