diff --git a/tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py b/tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py
index efe06d621983..f8f26951cd1b 100755
--- a/tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py
+++ b/tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@ def create_default_kunitconfig():
 
 def run_tests(linux: kunit_kernel.LinuxSourceTree,
 	      request: KunitRequest) -> KunitResult:
-	if request.defconfig:
-		create_default_kunitconfig()
-
 	config_start = time.time()
 	success = linux.build_reconfig(request.build_dir)
 	config_end = time.time()