diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-gpiod_2.2.2.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-gpiod_2.2.2.bb
index c4be99468a..a7c4ee52c3 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-gpiod_2.2.2.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-gpiod_2.2.2.bb
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ RDEPENDS:${PN}-ptest += " \
     libgpiod-gpiosim \
     python3-setuptools \
 "
-RRECOMMENDS:${PN}-ptest += "kernel-module-configfs"
 
 export LINK_SYSTEM_LIBGPIOD = "1"