diff --git a/configs/galileo_defconfig b/configs/galileo_defconfig
index f0c308a196..43639a41ad 100644
--- a/configs/galileo_defconfig
+++ b/configs/galileo_defconfig
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 BR2_x86_x1000=y
 # Linux headers same as kernel, a 3.14 series
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_3_14=y
-# Binutils 2.25 is required as this enables stripping the LOCK prefix
-BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_25_X=y
 BR2_ROOTFS_DEVICE_CREATION_DYNAMIC_MDEV=y
 BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT="ttyS1"
 BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_BAUDRATE_115200=y