diff --git a/target/linux/orion/config-default b/target/linux/orion/config-default
index cb1d848abe..9871bae177 100644
--- a/target/linux/orion/config-default
+++ b/target/linux/orion/config-default
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ CONFIG_USB_ARCH_HAS_XHCI=y
 CONFIG_USB_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_VECTORS_BASE=0xffff0000
 # CONFIG_VFP is not set
-CONFIG_VM_EVENT_COUNTERS=y
 CONFIG_XZ_DEC_ARM=y
 CONFIG_XZ_DEC_BCJ=y
 CONFIG_ZBOOT_ROM_BSS=0x0