diff --git a/target/linux/malta/config-4.4 b/target/linux/malta/config-4.4
index b19c9f2f89..c20073b268 100644
--- a/target/linux/malta/config-4.4
+++ b/target/linux/malta/config-4.4
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV=y
 CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV_PSAUX=y
 CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV_SCREEN_X=1024
 CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV_SCREEN_Y=768
-CONFIG_IPC_NS=y
 # CONFIG_IP_MROUTE is not set
 CONFIG_IRQCHIP=y
 CONFIG_IRQ_DOMAIN=y
@@ -201,10 +200,8 @@ CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_UNLOAD=y
 CONFIG_MTD_CFI_STAA=y
 # CONFIG_MTD_COMPLEX_MAPPINGS is not set
 CONFIG_MTD_PHYSMAP=y
-CONFIG_NAMESPACES=y
 CONFIG_NEED_DMA_MAP_STATE=y
 CONFIG_NET_FLOW_LIMIT=y
-# CONFIG_NET_NS is not set
 CONFIG_NO_GENERIC_PCI_IOPORT_MAP=y
 CONFIG_NO_HZ=y
 CONFIG_NO_HZ_COMMON=y
@@ -229,7 +226,6 @@ CONFIG_PCSPKR_PLATFORM=y
 CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS=y
 CONFIG_PERF_USE_VMALLOC=y
 CONFIG_PGTABLE_LEVELS=2
-CONFIG_PID_NS=y
 CONFIG_PRINT_QUOTA_WARNING=y
 CONFIG_PROC_PAGE_MONITOR=y
 # CONFIG_QFMT_V1 is not set
@@ -294,9 +290,7 @@ CONFIG_TICK_CPU_ACCOUNTING=y
 CONFIG_TREE_RCU=y
 CONFIG_USB_SUPPORT=y
 # CONFIG_USERIO is not set
-# CONFIG_USER_NS is not set
 CONFIG_USE_OF=y
-CONFIG_UTS_NS=y
 # CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE is not set
 CONFIG_VM_EVENT_COUNTERS=y
 CONFIG_VT=y