--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/Kconfig
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ config RTL8723BS
 	depends on m
 	depends on WLAN && MMC && CFG80211
 	depends on m
-	select CFG80211_WEXT
 	depends on CRYPTO
 	select BPAUTO_CRYPTO_LIB_ARC4
 	help
