diff --git a/tools/sched_ext/README.md b/tools/sched_ext/README.md
index 56a9d1557ac4..6e282bce453c 100644
--- a/tools/sched_ext/README.md
+++ b/tools/sched_ext/README.md
@@ -58,14 +58,8 @@ CONFIG_SCHED_CLASS_EXT=y
 CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL=y
 CONFIG_BPF_JIT=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF=y
-```
-
-It's also recommended that you also include the following Kconfig options:
-
-```
 CONFIG_BPF_JIT_ALWAYS_ON=y
 CONFIG_BPF_JIT_DEFAULT_ON=y
-CONFIG_PAHOLE_HAS_BTF_TAG=y
 ```
 
 There is a `Kconfig` file in this directory whose contents you can append to