diff --git a/src/mainboard/google/rex/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/google/rex/Kconfig
index a45e857275..014c3a7974 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/google/rex/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/google/rex/Kconfig
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ config MEMORY_SOLDERDOWN
 	select HAVE_SPD_IN_CBFS
 
 config VBOOT
-	select VBOOT_EARLY_EC_SYNC
 	select VBOOT_LID_SWITCH
 
 config UART_FOR_CONSOLE