diff --git a/openpower/configs/linux/skiroot_defconfig b/openpower/configs/linux/skiroot_defconfig
index 79cac6c..c2572fd 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/linux/skiroot_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/linux/skiroot_defconfig
@@ -176,11 +176,7 @@
 CONFIG_VIRT_DRIVERS=y
 CONFIG_VIRTIO_PCI=y
 # CONFIG_IOMMU_SUPPORT is not set
-CONFIG_EXT2_FS=y
-CONFIG_EXT2_FS_XATTR=y
-CONFIG_EXT2_FS_POSIX_ACL=y
-CONFIG_EXT2_FS_SECURITY=y
-CONFIG_EXT2_FS_XIP=y
+CONFIG_EXT2_FS=n
 CONFIG_EXT3_FS=y
 CONFIG_EXT3_FS_POSIX_ACL=y
 CONFIG_EXT3_FS_SECURITY=y