diff --git a/meta-digi-arm/conf/machine/include/ccimx8x.inc b/meta-digi-arm/conf/machine/include/ccimx8x.inc
index df3df7608..c1276dd3f 100644
--- a/meta-digi-arm/conf/machine/include/ccimx8x.inc
+++ b/meta-digi-arm/conf/machine/include/ccimx8x.inc
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ MACHINE_EXTRA_RDEPENDS += " \
 MACHINE_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS += " \
     ${MACHINE_FIRMWARE} \
     ${WIRELESS_MODULE} \
-    ${@bb.utils.contains('COMBINED_FEATURES', 'alsa', 'imx-alsa-plugins', '', d)} \
     cryptodev-module \
 "