diff --git a/src/mainboard/purism/librem_cnl/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/purism/librem_cnl/Kconfig
index 24413b2ddb..ab6a67f48d 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/purism/librem_cnl/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/purism/librem_cnl/Kconfig
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ config BOARD_PURISM_BASEBOARD_LIBREM_CNL
 	select SOC_INTEL_COMMON_BLOCK_HDA_VERB
 	select SPD_CACHE_IN_FMAP
 	select SPD_READ_BY_WORD
-	select USE_LEGACY_8254_TIMER
 
 config BOARD_PURISM_LIBREM_MINI
 	select BOARD_PURISM_BASEBOARD_LIBREM_CNL