diff --git a/tools/kconfig/confdata.c b/tools/kconfig/confdata.c
index 2a8d5b54d..70f6ab7fc 100644
--- a/tools/kconfig/confdata.c
+++ b/tools/kconfig/confdata.c
@@ -831,119 +831,6 @@ next:
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int conf_split_config(void)
-{
-	const char *name;
-	char path[PATH_MAX+1];
-	char *s, *d, c;
-	struct symbol *sym;
-	struct stat sb;
-	int res, i, fd;
-
-	name = conf_get_autoconfig_name();
-	conf_read_simple(name, S_DEF_AUTO);
-	sym_calc_value(modules_sym);
-
-	if (chdir("include/config"))
-		return 1;
-
-	res = 0;
-	for_all_symbols(i, sym) {
-		sym_calc_value(sym);
-		if ((sym->flags & SYMBOL_AUTO) || !sym->name)
-			continue;
-		if (sym->flags & SYMBOL_WRITE) {
-			if (sym->flags & SYMBOL_DEF_AUTO) {
-				/*
-				 * symbol has old and new value,
-				 * so compare them...
-				 */
-				switch (sym->type) {
-				case S_BOOLEAN:
-				case S_TRISTATE:
-					if (sym_get_tristate_value(sym) ==
-					    sym->def[S_DEF_AUTO].tri)
-						continue;
-					break;
-				case S_STRING:
-				case S_HEX:
-				case S_INT:
-					if (!strcmp(sym_get_string_value(sym),
-						    sym->def[S_DEF_AUTO].val))
-						continue;
-					break;
-				default:
-					break;
-				}
-			} else {
-				/*
-				 * If there is no old value, only 'no' (unset)
-				 * is allowed as new value.
-				 */
-				switch (sym->type) {
-				case S_BOOLEAN:
-				case S_TRISTATE:
-					if (sym_get_tristate_value(sym) == no)
-						continue;
-					break;
-				default:
-					break;
-				}
-			}
-		} else if (!(sym->flags & SYMBOL_DEF_AUTO))
-			/* There is neither an old nor a new value. */
-			continue;
-		/* else
-		 *	There is an old value, but no new value ('no' (unset)
-		 *	isn't saved in auto.conf, so the old value is always
-		 *	different from 'no').
-		 */
-
-		/* Replace all '_' and append ".h" */
-		s = sym->name;
-		d = path;
-		while ((c = *s++)) {
-			c = tolower(c);
-			*d++ = (c == '_') ? '/' : c;
-		}
-		strcpy(d, ".h");
-
-		/* Assume directory path already exists. */
-		fd = open(path, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC, 0644);
-		if (fd == -1) {
-			if (errno != ENOENT) {
-				res = 1;
-				break;
-			}
-			/*
-			 * Create directory components,
-			 * unless they exist already.
-			 */
-			d = path;
-			while ((d = strchr(d, '/'))) {
-				*d = 0;
-				if (stat(path, &sb) && mkdir(path, 0755)) {
-					res = 1;
-					goto out;
-				}
-				*d++ = '/';
-			}
-			/* Try it again. */
-			fd = open(path, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC, 0644);
-			if (fd == -1) {
-				res = 1;
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-		close(fd);
-	}
-out:
-	if (chdir("../.."))
-		return 1;
-
-	return res;
-}
-
 int conf_write_autoconf(void)
 {
 	struct symbol *sym;
@@ -955,9 +842,6 @@ int conf_write_autoconf(void)
 
 	file_write_dep("include/config/auto.conf.cmd");
 
-	if (conf_split_config())
-		return 1;
-
 	out = fopen(".tmpconfig", "w");
 	if (!out)
 		return 1;