diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/Kconfig b/drivers/cpuidle/Kconfig
index 7e48eb5bf0a7..cdf3e45fa942 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/Kconfig
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ menu "CPU Idle"
 config CPU_IDLE
 	bool "CPU idle PM support"
 	default y if ACPI || PPC_PSERIES
-	select CPU_IDLE_GOV_LADDER if (!NO_HZ && !NO_HZ_IDLE)
-	select CPU_IDLE_GOV_MENU if (NO_HZ || NO_HZ_IDLE)
 	help
 	  CPU idle is a generic framework for supporting software-controlled
 	  idle processor power management.  It includes modular cross-platform