diff --git a/meta-arm-toolchain/conf/layer.conf b/meta-arm-toolchain/conf/layer.conf
index 3512c345..dd54db82 100644
--- a/meta-arm-toolchain/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/meta-arm-toolchain/conf/layer.conf
@@ -11,8 +11,5 @@ BBFILE_PRIORITY_arm-toolchain = "5"
 LAYERDEPENDS_arm-toolchain = "core"
 LAYERSERIES_COMPAT_arm-toolchain = "kirkstone"
 
-# do not error out on bbappends for missing recipes
-BB_DANGLINGAPPENDS_WARNONLY = "true"
-
 # These variables are used for armcompiler license
 BB_BASEHASH_IGNORE_VARS:append = " ARM_TOOL_VARIANT ARMLMD_LICENSE_FILE LM_LICENSE_FILE"