diff --git a/support/testing/tests/package/test_rust.py b/support/testing/tests/package/test_rust.py
index 15bb93dd97..728a24e299 100644
--- a/support/testing/tests/package/test_rust.py
+++ b/support/testing/tests/package/test_rust.py
@@ -65,12 +65,6 @@ class TestRustBin(TestRustBase):
         BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL=y
         BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT="ttyAMA0"
         BR2_SYSTEM_DHCP="eth0"
-        BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
-        BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-        BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.11.3"
-        BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="vexpress"
-        BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
-        BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="vexpress-v2p-ca9"
         BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_CPIO=y
         # BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR is not set
         BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_RUSTC=y
@@ -93,12 +87,6 @@ class TestRust(TestRustBase):
         BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL=y
         BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT="ttyAMA0"
         BR2_SYSTEM_DHCP="eth0"
-        BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
-        BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-        BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.11.3"
-        BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="vexpress"
-        BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
-        BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="vexpress-v2p-ca9"
         BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_CPIO=y
         # BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR is not set
         BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_RUSTC=y