diff --git a/recipes-bsp/linux/files/sysmobts-v1/defconfig b/recipes-bsp/linux/files/sysmobts-v1/defconfig
index b25fb76d00..5609fd3b88 100644
--- a/recipes-bsp/linux/files/sysmobts-v1/defconfig
+++ b/recipes-bsp/linux/files/sysmobts-v1/defconfig
@@ -1037,8 +1037,7 @@ CONFIG_HW_CONSOLE=y
 # CONFIG_VT_HW_CONSOLE_BINDING is not set
 CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS=y
 # CONFIG_DEVPTS_MULTIPLE_INSTANCES is not set
-CONFIG_LEGACY_PTYS=y
-CONFIG_LEGACY_PTY_COUNT=256
+# CONFIG_LEGACY_PTYS is not set
 # CONFIG_SERIAL_NONSTANDARD is not set
 # CONFIG_N_GSM is not set
 # CONFIG_TRACE_SINK is not set
diff --git a/recipes-bsp/linux/files/sysmobts-v2/defconfig b/recipes-bsp/linux/files/sysmobts-v2/defconfig
index ef95f8905c..6d8712c297 100644
--- a/recipes-bsp/linux/files/sysmobts-v2/defconfig
+++ b/recipes-bsp/linux/files/sysmobts-v2/defconfig
@@ -1043,8 +1043,7 @@ CONFIG_HW_CONSOLE=y
 # CONFIG_VT_HW_CONSOLE_BINDING is not set
 CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS=y
 # CONFIG_DEVPTS_MULTIPLE_INSTANCES is not set
-CONFIG_LEGACY_PTYS=y
-CONFIG_LEGACY_PTY_COUNT=256
+# CONFIG_LEGACY_PTYS is not set
 # CONFIG_SERIAL_NONSTANDARD is not set
 # CONFIG_N_GSM is not set
 # CONFIG_TRACE_SINK is not set
diff --git a/recipes-bsp/linux/files/sysmocom-bsc/defconfig b/recipes-bsp/linux/files/sysmocom-bsc/defconfig
index d1f7734783..c63d880ae9 100644
--- a/recipes-bsp/linux/files/sysmocom-bsc/defconfig
+++ b/recipes-bsp/linux/files/sysmocom-bsc/defconfig
@@ -1457,8 +1457,7 @@ CONFIG_HW_CONSOLE=y
 # CONFIG_VT_HW_CONSOLE_BINDING is not set
 CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS=y
 # CONFIG_DEVPTS_MULTIPLE_INSTANCES is not set
-CONFIG_LEGACY_PTYS=y
-CONFIG_LEGACY_PTY_COUNT=256
+# CONFIG_LEGACY_PTYS is not set
 # CONFIG_SERIAL_NONSTANDARD is not set
 # CONFIG_NOZOMI is not set
 # CONFIG_N_GSM is not set