diff --git a/arch/um/configs/i386_defconfig b/arch/um/configs/i386_defconfig
index 8f114e3b0a7a3..73e98bb57bf51 100644
--- a/arch/um/configs/i386_defconfig
+++ b/arch/um/configs/i386_defconfig
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ CONFIG_XTERM_CHAN=y
 CONFIG_CON_CHAN="pts"
 CONFIG_SSL_CHAN="pts"
 CONFIG_UML_SOUND=m
-CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER_PATH="/sbin/hotplug"
 CONFIG_DEVTMPFS=y
 CONFIG_DEVTMPFS_MOUNT=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_UBD=y
diff --git a/arch/um/configs/x86_64_defconfig b/arch/um/configs/x86_64_defconfig
index 5d0875fc0db25..3281d7600225b 100644
--- a/arch/um/configs/x86_64_defconfig
+++ b/arch/um/configs/x86_64_defconfig
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ CONFIG_XTERM_CHAN=y
 CONFIG_CON_CHAN="pts"
 CONFIG_SSL_CHAN="pts"
 CONFIG_UML_SOUND=m
-CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER_PATH="/sbin/hotplug"
 CONFIG_DEVTMPFS=y
 CONFIG_DEVTMPFS_MOUNT=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_UBD=y