diff --git a/src/ec/google/chromeec/Kconfig b/src/ec/google/chromeec/Kconfig
index c3f04997de..773f294b02 100644
--- a/src/ec/google/chromeec/Kconfig
+++ b/src/ec/google/chromeec/Kconfig
@@ -3,13 +3,6 @@ config EC_GOOGLE_CHROMEEC
 	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).
-
 config EC_GOOGLE_CHROMEEC_I2C
 	depends on EC_GOOGLE_CHROMEEC && !EC_GOOGLE_CHROMEEC_LPC
 	bool
diff --git a/src/ec/google/chromeec/Makefile.inc b/src/ec/google/chromeec/Makefile.inc
index 5bc9268067..922c1fe355 100644
--- a/src/ec/google/chromeec/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/ec/google/chromeec/Makefile.inc
@@ -7,5 +7,3 @@ smm-$(CONFIG_EC_GOOGLE_CHROMEEC_LPC) += ec_lpc.c
 romstage-y += ec.c
 romstage-$(CONFIG_EC_GOOGLE_CHROMEEC_I2C) += ec_i2c.c
 romstage-$(CONFIG_EC_GOOGLE_CHROMEEC_LPC) += ec_lpc.c
-
-CFLAGS += -I $(call strip_quotes,$(CONFIG_EC_GOOGLE_API_ROOT))