diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 6a0cc524882d..5c44eacca449 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -1292,7 +1292,6 @@ config MICROCODE
 	bool "CPU microcode loading support"
 	default y
 	depends on CPU_SUP_AMD || CPU_SUP_INTEL
-	select FW_LOADER
 	help
 	  If you say Y here, you will be able to update the microcode on
 	  Intel and AMD processors. The Intel support is for the IA32 family,
@@ -1314,7 +1313,6 @@ config MICROCODE_INTEL
 	bool "Intel microcode loading support"
 	depends on MICROCODE
 	default MICROCODE
-	select FW_LOADER
 	help
 	  This options enables microcode patch loading support for Intel
 	  processors.
@@ -1326,7 +1324,6 @@ config MICROCODE_INTEL
 config MICROCODE_AMD
 	bool "AMD microcode loading support"
 	depends on MICROCODE
-	select FW_LOADER
 	help
 	  If you select this option, microcode patch loading support for AMD
 	  processors will be enabled.
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
index baec68b7e010..ec6f0415bc6d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ extern struct builtin_fw __end_builtin_fw[];
 
 bool get_builtin_firmware(struct cpio_data *cd, const char *name)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_FW_LOADER
 	struct builtin_fw *b_fw;
 
 	for (b_fw = __start_builtin_fw; b_fw != __end_builtin_fw; b_fw++) {
@@ -155,7 +154,6 @@ bool get_builtin_firmware(struct cpio_data *cd, const char *name)
 			return true;
 		}
 	}
-#endif
 	return false;
 }