diff --git a/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/ti-soc.inc b/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/ti-soc.inc
index 5125856f..e3a50fdd 100644
--- a/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/ti-soc.inc
+++ b/meta-ti-bsp/conf/machine/include/ti-soc.inc
@@ -11,4 +11,3 @@ UBOOT_RD_ENTRYPOINT = "0x84000000"
 
 # TI platforms all use devicetrees with overlays
 MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RDEPENDS += "kernel-devicetree"
-KERNEL_DTB_OVERLAY_SUPPORT ?= "1"
diff --git a/meta-ti-bsp/recipes-kernel/linux/ti-kernel.inc b/meta-ti-bsp/recipes-kernel/linux/ti-kernel.inc
index 8c14446a..40ddc4fd 100644
--- a/meta-ti-bsp/recipes-kernel/linux/ti-kernel.inc
+++ b/meta-ti-bsp/recipes-kernel/linux/ti-kernel.inc
@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-# Add DTC FLAGS -@ when KERNEL_DTB_OVERLAY_SUPPORT is enabled
-
-def get_extra_dtc_args(d):
-    if d.getVar('KERNEL_DTB_OVERLAY_SUPPORT') == "1":
-        return "DTC_FLAGS=-@"
-    else:
-        return ""
-
-EXTRA_DTC_ARGS += "${@get_extra_dtc_args(d)}"
-
 # Tell the kernel class to install the DTBs in the same directory structure as
 # the kernel.
 KERNEL_DTBDEST = "${KERNEL_IMAGEDEST}/dtb"