diff --git a/core/config.mk b/core/config.mk
index a651f29cd..aa82e9315 100644
--- a/core/config.mk
+++ b/core/config.mk
@@ -535,8 +535,6 @@ ifeq ($(TARGET_DEFAULT_JAVA_LIBRARIES),)
   TARGET_DEFAULT_JAVA_LIBRARIES := core-libart core-junit ext framework
 endif
 
-TARGET_CPU_SMP ?= true
-
 # Flags for DEX2OAT
 DEX2OAT_TARGET_ARCH := $(TARGET_ARCH)
 DEX2OAT_TARGET_CPU_VARIANT := $(TARGET_CPU_VARIANT)
diff --git a/core/product.mk b/core/product.mk
index ed906cb04..a7a1fb2ea 100644
--- a/core/product.mk
+++ b/core/product.mk
@@ -242,7 +242,6 @@ _product_stash_var_list := $(_product_var_list) \
 	TARGET_PROVIDES_INIT_RC \
 	TARGET_CPU_ABI \
 	TARGET_CPU_ABI2 \
-	TARGET_CPU_SMP \
 
 
 _product_stash_var_list += \