diff --git a/include/config_defaults.h b/include/config_defaults.h
deleted file mode 100644
index d211a41ef2..0000000000
--- a/include/config_defaults.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * config_defaults.h - sane defaults for everyone
- *
- * Copyright (c) 2009 Analog Devices Inc.
- *
- * Licensed under the GPL-2 or later.
- */
-
-#ifndef _CONFIG_DEFAULTS_H_
-#define _CONFIG_DEFAULTS_H_
-
-#endif
diff --git a/include/configs/kc1.h b/include/configs/kc1.h
index e3a219c46b..3f71739f83 100644
--- a/include/configs/kc1.h
+++ b/include/configs/kc1.h
@@ -149,10 +149,4 @@
 	"mmc read ${kernel_addr_r} ${boot_mmc_start} ${boot_mmc_size} && " \
 	"bootm ${kernel_addr_r};"
 
-/*
- * Defaults
- */
-
-#include <config_defaults.h>
-
 #endif
diff --git a/include/configs/sniper.h b/include/configs/sniper.h
index 0e2fcc3e23..5ea8efabfc 100644
--- a/include/configs/sniper.h
+++ b/include/configs/sniper.h
@@ -142,10 +142,4 @@
 	"mmc read ${kernel_addr_r} ${boot_mmc_start} ${boot_mmc_size} && " \
 	"bootm ${kernel_addr_r};"
 
-/*
- * Defaults
- */
-
-#include <config_defaults.h>
-
 #endif
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.autoconf b/scripts/Makefile.autoconf
index 00b8fb34aa..0bfc1b2a62 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.autoconf
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.autoconf
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ define filechk_config_h
 		| sed '/=/ {s/=/	/;q; } ; { s/$$/	1/; }'; \
 	done;								\
 	echo \#define CONFIG_BOARDDIR board/$(if $(VENDOR),$(VENDOR)/)$(BOARD);\
-	echo \#include \<config_defaults.h\>;				\
 	echo \#include \<config_uncmd_spl.h\>;				\
 	echo \#include \<configs/$(CONFIG_SYS_CONFIG_NAME).h\>;		\
 	echo \#include \<asm/config.h\>;				\