diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/Kconfig
index f23e29b679fb..8d48c61961a6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/Kconfig
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ config RTL8723BS
 	tristate "Realtek RTL8723BS SDIO Wireless LAN NIC driver"
 	depends on WLAN && MMC && CFG80211
 	depends on m
-	select CFG80211_WEXT
 	select CRYPTO
 	select CRYPTO_LIB_ARC4
 	help