diff --git a/configs/sandbox_defconfig b/configs/sandbox_defconfig
index 6a1874afb4..89ebe92ce1 100644
--- a/configs/sandbox_defconfig
+++ b/configs/sandbox_defconfig
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ CONFIG_CROS_EC_SPI=y
 CONFIG_PWRSEQ=y
 CONFIG_SPL_PWRSEQ=y
 CONFIG_SYSRESET=y
+CONFIG_I2C_EEPROM=y
 CONFIG_DM_MMC_OPS=y
 CONFIG_SANDBOX_MMC=y
 CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_SANDBOX=y
diff --git a/include/configs/sandbox.h b/include/configs/sandbox.h
index 197d8bb8ca..94e024bfb2 100644
--- a/include/configs/sandbox.h
+++ b/include/configs/sandbox.h
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_CMD_SF_TEST
 
 #define CONFIG_I2C_EDID
-#define CONFIG_I2C_EEPROM
 
 /* Memory things - we don't really want a memory test */
 #define CONFIG_SYS_LOAD_ADDR		0x00000000