diff --git a/target/linux/x86/config-3.10 b/target/linux/x86/config-3.10
index 71216ffa04..69f2f0875c 100644
--- a/target/linux/x86/config-3.10
+++ b/target/linux/x86/config-3.10
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ CONFIG_HAVE_UID16=y
 CONFIG_HAVE_UNSTABLE_SCHED_CLOCK=y
 CONFIG_HAVE_USER_RETURN_NOTIFIER=y
 # CONFIG_HIGHMEM4G is not set
-# CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS is not set
 CONFIG_HPET_EMULATE_RTC=y
 CONFIG_HPET_TIMER=y
 # CONFIG_HP_WATCHDOG is not set
diff --git a/target/linux/x86/config-3.3 b/target/linux/x86/config-3.3
index d0fc49e4f8..0798b1cec3 100644
--- a/target/linux/x86/config-3.3
+++ b/target/linux/x86/config-3.3
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ CONFIG_HAVE_TEXT_POKE_SMP=y
 CONFIG_HAVE_UNSTABLE_SCHED_CLOCK=y
 CONFIG_HAVE_USER_RETURN_NOTIFIER=y
 # CONFIG_HIGHMEM4G is not set
-# CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS is not set
 CONFIG_HPET_EMULATE_RTC=y
 CONFIG_HPET_TIMER=y
 # CONFIG_HP_WATCHDOG is not set
diff --git a/target/linux/x86/generic/config-3.10 b/target/linux/x86/generic/config-3.10
index d85511c746..2babaab74d 100644
--- a/target/linux/x86/generic/config-3.10
+++ b/target/linux/x86/generic/config-3.10
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE_DETECT_PRIMARY=y
 # CONFIG_GEOS is not set
 CONFIG_HID=y
 CONFIG_HID_BATTERY_STRENGTH=y
-CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS=y
 CONFIG_HPET=y
 CONFIG_HPET_MMAP=y
 # CONFIG_HP_ACCEL is not set