diff --git a/system/Config.in b/system/Config.in
index 34b0a9a3a4..3db03dce64 100644
--- a/system/Config.in
+++ b/system/Config.in
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ endchoice # Passwd encoding
 
 config BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_PASSWD_METHOD
 	string
-	default "md5"       if BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_PASSWD_MD5
 	default "sha-256"   if BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_PASSWD_SHA256
 	default "sha-512"   if BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_PASSWD_SHA512