diff --git a/pkgs/additional/linux-sane-pinephonepro/default.nix b/pkgs/additional/linux-sane-pinephonepro/default.nix
index 50392a057..5ea3f45e9 100644
--- a/pkgs/additional/linux-sane-pinephonepro/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/additional/linux-sane-pinephonepro/default.nix
@@ -75,9 +75,6 @@ linux_latest.override {
         # this is required for boot (but why??)
         SHUFFLE_PAGE_ALLOCATOR = lib.mkForce no;
 
-        # TODO: is this safe to drop?
-        RANDOM_KMALLOC_CACHES = lib.mkForce no;
-
         # this is required for boot (but why??)
         TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE_ALWAYS = lib.mkForce yes;