diff --git a/configs/PMC440_defconfig b/configs/PMC440_defconfig
index 0bcc586..7380ba7 100644
--- a/configs/PMC440_defconfig
+++ b/configs/PMC440_defconfig
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@
 CONFIG_USB=y
 CONFIG_USB_STORAGE=y
 CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT=y
+CONFIG_API=y
diff --git a/configs/lsxhl_defconfig b/configs/lsxhl_defconfig
index 75bd46d..4d974f1 100644
--- a/configs/lsxhl_defconfig
+++ b/configs/lsxhl_defconfig
@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@
 CONFIG_USB=y
 CONFIG_USB_STORAGE=y
 CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT=y
+CONFIG_API=y
diff --git a/include/configs/PMC440.h b/include/configs/PMC440.h
index 5ea82f8..59ba79e 100644
--- a/include/configs/PMC440.h
+++ b/include/configs/PMC440.h
@@ -385,6 +385,4 @@
 #define CONFIG_KGDB_BAUDRATE	230400	/* speed to run kgdb serial port */
 #endif
 
-#define CONFIG_API		1
-
 #endif /* __CONFIG_H */
diff --git a/include/configs/lsxl.h b/include/configs/lsxl.h
index 7ec82cd..ad1adce 100644
--- a/include/configs/lsxl.h
+++ b/include/configs/lsxl.h
@@ -38,11 +38,6 @@
 #define CONFIG_SYS_NO_FLASH
 
 /*
- * Enable u-boot API for standalone programs.
- */
-#define CONFIG_API
-
-/*
  * Commands configuration
  */
 #define CONFIG_CMD_ENV
diff --git a/scripts/config_whitelist.txt b/scripts/config_whitelist.txt
index d21589b..826d031 100644
--- a/scripts/config_whitelist.txt
+++ b/scripts/config_whitelist.txt
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@
 CONFIG_APER_0_BASE
 CONFIG_APER_1_BASE
 CONFIG_APER_SIZE
-CONFIG_API
 CONFIG_APUS_FAST_EXCEPT
 CONFIG_AP_SH4A_4A
 CONFIG_ARCH_ADPAG101P