diff --git a/config-generic b/config-generic
index be48706fd..6f99259e2 100644
--- a/config-generic
+++ b/config-generic
@@ -340,28 +340,8 @@ CONFIG_HOTPLUG_PCI_ACPI_IBM=m
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_FD=m
 # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_XD is not set
-CONFIG_PARIDE=m
-CONFIG_PARIDE_PD=m
-CONFIG_PARIDE_PCD=m
-CONFIG_PARIDE_PF=m
-CONFIG_PARIDE_PT=m
-CONFIG_PARIDE_PG=m
-CONFIG_PARIDE_ATEN=m
-CONFIG_PARIDE_BPCK=m
-CONFIG_PARIDE_BPCK6=m
-CONFIG_PARIDE_COMM=m
-CONFIG_PARIDE_DSTR=m
-CONFIG_PARIDE_FIT2=m
-CONFIG_PARIDE_FIT3=m
-CONFIG_PARIDE_EPAT=m
-CONFIG_PARIDE_EPATC8=y
-CONFIG_PARIDE_EPIA=m
-CONFIG_PARIDE_FRIQ=m
-CONFIG_PARIDE_FRPW=m
-CONFIG_PARIDE_KBIC=m
-CONFIG_PARIDE_KTTI=m
-CONFIG_PARIDE_ON20=m
-CONFIG_PARIDE_ON26=m
+# CONFIG_PARIDE is not set
+
 CONFIG_BLK_CPQ_DA=m
 CONFIG_BLK_CPQ_CISS_DA=m
 CONFIG_CISS_SCSI_TAPE=y
diff --git a/config-rhel-generic b/config-rhel-generic
index 09dbf8121..e8ee6e6ac 100644
--- a/config-rhel-generic
+++ b/config-rhel-generic
@@ -94,8 +94,6 @@
 # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_NBD is not set
 # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DAC960 is not set
 
-# CONFIG_PARIDE is not set
-
 # CONFIG_I2O is not set
 
 # CONFIG_MWAVE is not set