diff --git a/src/ec/google/chromeec/Kconfig b/src/ec/google/chromeec/Kconfig
index b8d34443f4..af9dcbc632 100644
--- a/src/ec/google/chromeec/Kconfig
+++ b/src/ec/google/chromeec/Kconfig
@@ -2,10 +2,3 @@ config EC_GOOGLE_CHROMEEC
 	bool
 	help
 	  Google's Chrome EC
-
-config EC_GOOGLE_API_ROOT
-       depends on EC_GOOGLE_CHROMEEC
-       string "Path to the EC API include file"
-       default "/usr/include"
-       help
-         Path to the ec API file (ec/ec_commands.h).
diff --git a/src/ec/google/chromeec/Makefile.inc b/src/ec/google/chromeec/Makefile.inc
index 93ad333bb4..78f3fb58ab 100644
--- a/src/ec/google/chromeec/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/ec/google/chromeec/Makefile.inc
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 ramstage-y += ec.c
 smm-y += ec.c
 romstage-y += ec.c
-
-CFLAGS += -I $(call strip_quotes,$(CONFIG_EC_GOOGLE_API_ROOT))