diff --git a/target/linux/uml/config/i386 b/target/linux/uml/config/i386
index dce8905928..8b26e96242 100644
--- a/target/linux/uml/config/i386
+++ b/target/linux/uml/config/i386
@@ -78,8 +78,6 @@ CONFIG_JBD2=y
 CONFIG_KALLSYMS=y
 CONFIG_KERNEL_STACK_ORDER=2
 CONFIG_LD_SCRIPT_STATIC=y
-CONFIG_LEGACY_PTYS=y
-CONFIG_LEGACY_PTY_COUNT=256
 # CONFIG_M486 is not set
 # CONFIG_M586 is not set
 # CONFIG_M586MMX is not set
diff --git a/target/linux/uml/config/x86_64 b/target/linux/uml/config/x86_64
index 7223edd8a2..a46f7fb8a4 100644
--- a/target/linux/uml/config/x86_64
+++ b/target/linux/uml/config/x86_64
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ CONFIG_JBD2=y
 CONFIG_KALLSYMS=y
 CONFIG_KERNEL_STACK_ORDER=2
 CONFIG_LD_SCRIPT_STATIC=y
-CONFIG_LEGACY_PTYS=y
-CONFIG_LEGACY_PTY_COUNT=256
 # CONFIG_MATOM is not set
 CONFIG_MCONSOLE=y
 # CONFIG_MCORE2 is not set