diff --git a/build_cloudripper.sh b/build_cloudripper.sh
index 15f3260988c5..4f7b367d856b 100755
--- a/build_cloudripper.sh
+++ b/build_cloudripper.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-BUILD_KERNEL=1 \
 DEVICE_KERNEL_BUILD_CONFIG=private/gs-google/build.config.cloudripper \
 private/gs-google/build_slider.sh "$@"
diff --git a/build_slider.sh b/build_slider.sh
index 471e8fcf96a4..fa3b89db98fa 100755
--- a/build_slider.sh
+++ b/build_slider.sh
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ function exit_if_error {
   fi
 }
 
-BUILD_KERNEL=1
-
 EXPERIMENTAL_BUILD=${EXPERIMENTAL_BUILD:-0}
 TRIM_NONLISTED_KMI=${TRIM_NONLISTED_KMI:-1}
 LTO=${LTO:-thin}