diff --git a/bsp/beaglebone/beaglebone.cfg b/bsp/beaglebone/beaglebone.cfg
index 7841dddb70ae3ad9ecd4b032987642f32f300593..ae40f9cf384a0be5bb49ddf050fcf5b401f13038 100644
--- a/bsp/beaglebone/beaglebone.cfg
+++ b/bsp/beaglebone/beaglebone.cfg
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ CONFIG_PINMUX=y
 CONFIG_PINCONF=y
 CONFIG_GENERIC_PINCONF=y
 CONFIG_PINCTRL_SINGLE=y
-CONFIG_GPIO_SYSFS=y
 
 #
 # I2C GPIO expanders: