diff --git a/configs/nitrogen6x_defconfig b/configs/nitrogen6x_defconfig
index 5353b38fd5..13c14e6d2a 100644
--- a/configs/nitrogen6x_defconfig
+++ b/configs/nitrogen6x_defconfig
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT="ttymxc1"
 BR2_ROOTFS_POST_BUILD_SCRIPT="board/boundarydevices/common/post-build.sh"
 BR2_ROOTFS_POST_IMAGE_SCRIPT="board/boundarydevices/common/post-image.sh"
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GENIMAGE=y
-BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_UBOOT_TOOLS=y
 
 # filesystem
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2=y