diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.4.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.4.nix
index 440f39227ed4..cd7e9f2b3758 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.4.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.4.nix
@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@ let
       NET_FC y # Fibre Channel driver support
       PPP_MULTILINK y # PPP multilink support
       REGULATOR y # Voltage and Current Regulator Support
-      RC_DEVICES y # Enable IR devices
       SCSI_LOGGING y # SCSI logging facility
       SERIAL_8250 y # 8250/16550 and compatible serial support
       SLIP_COMPRESSED y # CSLIP compressed headers