diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/kgdb.S b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/kgdb.S
index ac1fe8f4e52fcb48cac65a41c6b6dbbafd5cb939..e774d1e70a18e93bbaade4fa3a7ff46a575ecdb9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/kgdb.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/kgdb.S
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 #include <mpc8xx.h>
 #include <version.h>
 
-#define CONFIG_8xx 1		/* needed for Linux kernel header files */
-
 #include <ppc_asm.tmpl>
 #include <ppc_defs.h>
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/start.S b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/start.S
index 99cafbd437dc05e3c604d1cb39afa1dc5a6d567d..f8aa93d6118269a012025bcfc146892b92b94da8 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/start.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/start.S
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@
 #include <mpc8xx.h>
 #include <version.h>
 
-#define CONFIG_8xx 1		/* needed for Linux kernel header files */
-
 #include <ppc_asm.tmpl>
 #include <ppc_defs.h>