diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/config b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/config
index 0faaccd21447..2b82628decb1 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/config
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/config
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ CONFIG_NETFILTER=y
 CONFIG_NETFILTER_ADVANCED=y
 CONFIG_NETFILTER_NETLINK=m
 CONFIG_NF_TABLES=m
-CONFIG_NFT_COUNTER=m
 CONFIG_NFT_COMPAT=m
 CONFIG_NETFILTER_XTABLES=m
 CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_BPF=m