diff --git a/meta-yocto/conf/machine/atom-pc.conf b/meta-yocto/conf/machine/atom-pc.conf
index 7cbe157b2c..73aba58291 100644
--- a/meta-yocto/conf/machine/atom-pc.conf
+++ b/meta-yocto/conf/machine/atom-pc.conf
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@
 
 include conf/machine/include/tune-atom.inc
 
-MACHINE_FEATURES = "kernel26 screen keyboard pci usbhost ext2 ext3 x86 wifi \
-                    acpi alsa"
+MACHINE_FEATURES = "screen keyboard pci usbhost ext2 ext3 x86 wifi acpi alsa"
 
 KERNEL_IMAGETYPE = "bzImage"
 
diff --git a/meta-yocto/conf/machine/beagleboard.conf b/meta-yocto/conf/machine/beagleboard.conf
index 06a0ecd388..aa8fa07be4 100644
--- a/meta-yocto/conf/machine/beagleboard.conf
+++ b/meta-yocto/conf/machine/beagleboard.conf
@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@ UBOOT_MACHINE = "omap3_beagle_config"
 UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT = "0x80008000"
 UBOOT_LOADADDRESS = "0x80008000"
 
-MACHINE_FEATURES = "kernel26 apm usbgadget usbhost vfat alsa"
+MACHINE_FEATURES = "apm usbgadget usbhost vfat alsa"
diff --git a/meta-yocto/conf/machine/mpc8315e-rdb.conf b/meta-yocto/conf/machine/mpc8315e-rdb.conf
index d3a5b1cb01..03b5f34c67 100644
--- a/meta-yocto/conf/machine/mpc8315e-rdb.conf
+++ b/meta-yocto/conf/machine/mpc8315e-rdb.conf
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ KERNEL_IMAGETYPE = "uImage"
 
 SERIAL_CONSOLE = "115200 ttyS0"
 
-MACHINE_FEATURES = "kernel26 keyboard pci ext2 ext3 serial"
+MACHINE_FEATURES = "keyboard pci ext2 ext3 serial"
 
 PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ?= "3.0%"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel = "linux-yocto"
diff --git a/meta-yocto/conf/machine/routerstationpro.conf b/meta-yocto/conf/machine/routerstationpro.conf
index a3d520d173..3c2f56ff51 100644
--- a/meta-yocto/conf/machine/routerstationpro.conf
+++ b/meta-yocto/conf/machine/routerstationpro.conf
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
 
 require conf/machine/include/tune-mips32.inc
 
-MACHINE_FEATURES = "kernel26 screen keyboard pci usbhost ext2 ext3 \
-                    serial"
+MACHINE_FEATURES = "screen keyboard pci usbhost ext2 ext3 serial"
 
 KERNEL_IMAGETYPE = "vmlinux"
 KERNEL_ALT_IMAGETYPE = "vmlinux.bin"