diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
index 51eb546..b45daa8 100644
--- a/config.json
+++ b/config.json
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@
         },
        "bringup" : {
             "BUILDINFO" : true,
-            "SSTATEDIR" : ["SSTATE_DIR = '${HELPERBUILDDIR}/sstate'"],
             "MACHINE" : "unset",
             "DISTRO" : "unset",
             "step1" : {