diff --git a/package/network/services/hostapd/Config.in b/package/network/services/hostapd/Config.in
index 578fba839c..1966067219 100644
--- a/package/network/services/hostapd/Config.in
+++ b/package/network/services/hostapd/Config.in
@@ -1,26 +1,4 @@
 # wpa_supplicant config
-config WPA_SUPPLICANT_NO_TIMESTAMP_CHECK
-	bool "Disable timestamp check"
-	depends on PACKAGE_wpa-supplicant || \
-		   PACKAGE_wpa-supplicant-openssl || \
-		   PACKAGE_wpa-supplicant-wolfssl || \
-		   PACKAGE_wpa-supplicant-mesh-openssl || \
-		   PACKAGE_wpa-supplicant-mesh-wolfssl || \
-		   PACKAGE_wpa-supplicant-basic || \
-		   PACKAGE_wpa-supplicant-mini || \
-		   PACKAGE_wpa-supplicant-p2p || \
-		   PACKAGE_wpad || \
-		   PACKAGE_wpad-openssl || \
-		   PACKAGE_wpad-wolfssl || \
-		   PACKAGE_wpad-basic || \
-		   PACKAGE_wpad-mini || \
-		   PACKAGE_wpad-mesh-openssl || \
-		   PACKAGE_wpad-mesh-wolfssl
-	default n
-	help
-	  This disables the timestamp check for certificates in wpa_supplicant
-	  Useful for devices without RTC that cannot reliably get the real date/time
-
 config WPA_RFKILL_SUPPORT
 	bool "Add rfkill support"
 	depends on PACKAGE_wpa-supplicant || \
diff --git a/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile b/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile
index 235f178bc9..e389efccb2 100644
--- a/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ PKG_CPE_ID:=cpe:/a:w1.fi:hostapd
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 
 PKG_CONFIG_DEPENDS:= \
-	CONFIG_WPA_SUPPLICANT_NO_TIMESTAMP_CHECK \
 	CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-ath9k \
 	CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-cfg80211 \
 	CONFIG_PACKAGE_hostapd \
@@ -123,9 +122,6 @@ ifneq ($(LOCAL_TYPE),hostapd)
     endif
   endif
 
-  ifdef CONFIG_WPA_SUPPLICANT_NO_TIMESTAMP_CHECK
-    TARGET_CFLAGS += -DNO_TIMESTAMP_CHECK
-  endif
   ifdef CONFIG_WPA_RFKILL_SUPPORT
     DRIVER_MAKEOPTS += NEED_RFKILL=y
   endif