diff --git a/meta-ibm/conf/machine/mihawk.conf b/meta-ibm/conf/machine/mihawk.conf
index e5485c3..efcf771 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/conf/machine/mihawk.conf
+++ b/meta-ibm/conf/machine/mihawk.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 KMACHINE = "aspeed"
 KERNEL_DEVICETREE = "${KMACHINE}-bmc-opp-${MACHINE}.dtb"
-KERNEL_FEATURES_append = " phosphor-wdt-on-panic"
 
 UBOOT_MACHINE = "ast_g5_ncsi_config"
 
diff --git a/meta-ibm/conf/machine/witherspoon.conf b/meta-ibm/conf/machine/witherspoon.conf
index 340d7f7..acceb47 100644
--- a/meta-ibm/conf/machine/witherspoon.conf
+++ b/meta-ibm/conf/machine/witherspoon.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 KMACHINE = "aspeed"
 KERNEL_DEVICETREE = "${KMACHINE}-bmc-opp-${MACHINE}.dtb"
-KERNEL_FEATURES_append = " phosphor-wdt-on-panic"
 
 UBOOT_MACHINE = "ast_g5_ncsi_config"