diff --git a/package/kernel/modules/other.mk b/package/kernel/modules/other.mk
index 392a88ed0..8e51e1abf 100644
--- a/package/kernel/modules/other.mk
+++ b/package/kernel/modules/other.mk
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ endef
 
 $(eval $(call KernelPackage,pcspkr))
 
-# This activates PCMCIA support in ssb. This will be included in kmod-ssb.
 define KernelPackage/pcmcia-core
   SUBMENU:=$(OTHER_MENU)
   TITLE:=PCMCIA/CardBus support
@@ -132,9 +131,6 @@ define KernelPackage/pcmcia-core
 	CONFIG_PCCARD \
 	CONFIG_YENTA \
 	CONFIG_PCCARD_NONSTATIC \
-	CONFIG_SSB_PCMCIAHOST=y \
-	CONFIG_SSB_PCMCIAHOST_POSSIBLE=y \
-	CONFIG_SSB_BLOCKIO=y \
 	PCMCIA_DEBUG=n
 endef
 
diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.27/974-ssb_b43_default_on.patch b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.27/974-ssb_b43_default_on.patch
index a5e84ba57..943230f76 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.27/974-ssb_b43_default_on.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.27/974-ssb_b43_default_on.patch
@@ -1,14 +1,5 @@
 --- a/drivers/ssb/Kconfig
 +++ b/drivers/ssb/Kconfig
-@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ config SSB_SPROM
- 
- # Support for Block-I/O. SELECT this from the driver that needs it.
- config SSB_BLOCKIO
--	bool
-+	bool "add SSB_BLOCKIO support"
- 	depends on SSB
- 
- config SSB_PCIHOST_POSSIBLE
 @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ config SSB_PCIHOST
  config SSB_B43_PCI_BRIDGE
  	bool
diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.28/974-ssb_b43_default_on.patch b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.28/974-ssb_b43_default_on.patch
index 8a00df581..98dde2a3c 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.28/974-ssb_b43_default_on.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.28/974-ssb_b43_default_on.patch
@@ -1,14 +1,5 @@
 --- a/drivers/ssb/Kconfig
 +++ b/drivers/ssb/Kconfig
-@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ config SSB_SPROM
- 
- # Support for Block-I/O. SELECT this from the driver that needs it.
- config SSB_BLOCKIO
--	bool
-+	bool "add SSB_BLOCKIO support"
- 	depends on SSB
- 
- config SSB_PCIHOST_POSSIBLE
 @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ config SSB_PCIHOST
  config SSB_B43_PCI_BRIDGE
  	bool