diff --git a/conf/machine/qemuriscv64.conf b/conf/machine/qemuriscv64.conf
index af02aaa..1f628f3 100644
--- a/conf/machine/qemuriscv64.conf
+++ b/conf/machine/qemuriscv64.conf
@@ -7,6 +7,3 @@ require conf/machine/include/qemuriscv.inc
 EXTRA_IMAGEDEPENDS += "u-boot"
 UBOOT_MACHINE = "qemu-riscv64_defconfig"
 UBOOT_ELF = "u-boot"
-
-PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel = "linux-riscv"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-riscv = "4.19%"