diff --git a/conf/machine/qemuriscv32.conf b/conf/machine/qemuriscv32.conf
index f8b3b69..e93625c 100644
--- a/conf/machine/qemuriscv32.conf
+++ b/conf/machine/qemuriscv32.conf
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@ require conf/machine/include/qemuriscv.inc
 
 DEFAULTTUNE = "riscv32"
 
-# The mainline 4.19 kernel doesn't compile for 32-bit RISC-V
-PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel ?= "linux-riscv"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-riscv ?= "4.19%"
-
 # u-boot doesn't compile, error: "can't link hard-float modules with soft-float modules"
 # EXTRA_IMAGEDEPENDS += "u-boot"
 # UBOOT_MACHINE = "qemu-riscv32_defconfig"