diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index c49a775937db..32cbbd565902 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -1983,8 +1983,6 @@ config XIP_PHYS_ADDR
 config KEXEC
 	bool "Kexec system call (EXPERIMENTAL)"
 	depends on (!SMP || PM_SLEEP_SMP)
-	select CRYPTO
-	select CRYPTO_SHA256
 	help
 	  kexec is a system call that implements the ability to shutdown your
 	  current kernel, and to start another kernel.  It is like a reboot
diff --git a/arch/ia64/Kconfig b/arch/ia64/Kconfig
index 64aefb76bd69..c84c88bbbbd7 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/ia64/Kconfig
@@ -549,8 +549,6 @@ source "drivers/sn/Kconfig"
 config KEXEC
 	bool "kexec system call"
 	depends on !IA64_HP_SIM && (!SMP || HOTPLUG_CPU)
-	select CRYPTO
-	select CRYPTO_SHA256
 	help
 	  kexec is a system call that implements the ability to shutdown your
 	  current kernel, and to start another kernel.  It is like a reboot
diff --git a/arch/m68k/Kconfig b/arch/m68k/Kconfig
index 3ff8c9a25335..87b7c7581b1d 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/m68k/Kconfig
@@ -91,8 +91,6 @@ config MMU_SUN3
 config KEXEC
 	bool "kexec system call"
 	depends on M68KCLASSIC
-	select CRYPTO
-	select CRYPTO_SHA256
 	help
 	  kexec is a system call that implements the ability to shutdown your
 	  current kernel, and to start another kernel.  It is like a reboot
diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index df51e78a72cc..900c7e5333b6 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -2396,8 +2396,6 @@ source "kernel/Kconfig.preempt"
 
 config KEXEC
 	bool "Kexec system call"
-	select CRYPTO
-	select CRYPTO_SHA256
 	help
 	  kexec is a system call that implements the ability to shutdown your
 	  current kernel, and to start another kernel.  It is like a reboot
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index a577609f8ed6..4bc7b62fb4b6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -399,8 +399,6 @@ config PPC64_SUPPORTS_MEMORY_FAILURE
 config KEXEC
 	bool "kexec system call"
 	depends on (PPC_BOOK3S || FSL_BOOKE || (44x && !SMP))
-	select CRYPTO
-	select CRYPTO_SHA256
 	help
 	  kexec is a system call that implements the ability to shutdown your
 	  current kernel, and to start another kernel.  It is like a reboot
diff --git a/arch/s390/Kconfig b/arch/s390/Kconfig
index ab39ceb89ecf..05c78bb5f570 100644
--- a/arch/s390/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/s390/Kconfig
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ config ARCH_SUPPORTS_DEBUG_PAGEALLOC
 
 config KEXEC
 	def_bool y
-	select CRYPTO
-	select CRYPTO_SHA256
 
 config AUDIT_ARCH
 	def_bool y
diff --git a/arch/sh/Kconfig b/arch/sh/Kconfig
index b319846ad97f..244fb4c81e25 100644
--- a/arch/sh/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/Kconfig
@@ -598,8 +598,6 @@ source kernel/Kconfig.hz
 config KEXEC
 	bool "kexec system call (EXPERIMENTAL)"
 	depends on SUPERH32 && MMU
-	select CRYPTO
-	select CRYPTO_SHA256
 	help
 	  kexec is a system call that implements the ability to shutdown your
 	  current kernel, and to start another kernel.  It is like a reboot
diff --git a/arch/tile/Kconfig b/arch/tile/Kconfig
index a3ffe2dd4832..7fcd492adbfc 100644
--- a/arch/tile/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/tile/Kconfig
@@ -191,8 +191,6 @@ source "kernel/Kconfig.hz"
 
 config KEXEC
 	bool "kexec system call"
-	select CRYPTO
-	select CRYPTO_SHA256
 	---help---
 	  kexec is a system call that implements the ability to shutdown your
 	  current kernel, and to start another kernel.  It is like a reboot