diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TASKS01 b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TASKS01
index 97f0a0b27ef7..32c5de503316 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TASKS01
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TASKS01
@@ -6,4 +6,3 @@ CONFIG_PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY=n
 CONFIG_PREEMPT=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC=y
 CONFIG_PROVE_RCU=y
-CONFIG_TASKS_RCU=y
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TASKS02 b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TASKS02
index 696d2ea74d13..ad2be91e5ee7 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TASKS02
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TASKS02
@@ -2,4 +2,3 @@ CONFIG_SMP=n
 CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE=y
 CONFIG_PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY=n
 CONFIG_PREEMPT=n
-CONFIG_TASKS_RCU=y
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TASKS03 b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TASKS03
index 9c60da5b5d1d..111494018301 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TASKS03
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TASKS03
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ CONFIG_HIBERNATION=n
 CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE=n
 CONFIG_PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY=n
 CONFIG_PREEMPT=y
-CONFIG_TASKS_RCU=y
 CONFIG_HZ_PERIODIC=n
 CONFIG_NO_HZ_IDLE=n
 CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL=y