diff --git a/meta-phosphor/aspeed-layer/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-aspeed_%.bbappend b/meta-phosphor/aspeed-layer/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-aspeed_%.bbappend
index 6acd6a6..8dd381e 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/aspeed-layer/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-aspeed_%.bbappend
+++ b/meta-phosphor/aspeed-layer/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-aspeed_%.bbappend
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@
 KERNEL_FEATURES_append = " phosphor-vlan"
 KERNEL_FEATURES_remove_qemuall = " phosphor-vlan"
 
-python () {
-    # OpenBMC loads in kernel features via other mechanisms so this check
-    # in the kernel-yocto.bbclass is not required
-    d.setVar("KERNEL_DANGLING_FEATURES_WARN_ONLY","1")
-}
-
+# OpenBMC loads in kernel features via other mechanisms so this check
+# in the kernel-yocto.bbclass is not required
+KERNEL_DANGLING_FEATURES_WARN_ONLY="1"
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/nuvoton-layer/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-nuvoton_%.bbappend b/meta-phosphor/nuvoton-layer/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-nuvoton_%.bbappend
index 88b3860..3d0bbb7 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/nuvoton-layer/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-nuvoton_%.bbappend
+++ b/meta-phosphor/nuvoton-layer/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-nuvoton_%.bbappend
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@
 SRC_URI += "file://phosphor-gpio-keys.scc"
 SRC_URI += "file://phosphor-gpio-keys.cfg"
 
-
-python () {
-    # OpenBMC loads in kernel features via other mechanisms so this check
-    # in the kernel-yocto.bbclass is not required
-    d.setVar("KERNEL_DANGLING_FEATURES_WARN_ONLY","1")
-}
-
+# OpenBMC loads in kernel features via other mechanisms so this check
+# in the kernel-yocto.bbclass is not required
+KERNEL_DANGLING_FEATURES_WARN_ONLY="1"