diff --git a/kiwi/bootloader/config/grub2.py b/kiwi/bootloader/config/grub2.py
index 461b168c0..120088d6b 100644
--- a/kiwi/bootloader/config/grub2.py
+++ b/kiwi/bootloader/config/grub2.py
@@ -766,15 +766,6 @@ class BootLoaderConfigGrub2(BootLoaderConfigBase):
         if self.custom_args.get('crypto_disk'):
             grub_default_entries['GRUB_ENABLE_CRYPTODISK'] = 'y'
 
-        enable_blscfg_implemented = Command.run(
-            [
-                'grep', '-q', 'GRUB_ENABLE_BLSCFG',
-                self._get_grub2_mkconfig_tool()
-            ], raise_on_error=False
-        )
-        if enable_blscfg_implemented.returncode == 0:
-            grub_default_entries['GRUB_ENABLE_BLSCFG'] = 'true'
-
         if grub_default_entries:
             log.info('Writing grub2 defaults file')
             grub_default_location = ''.join([self.root_dir, '/etc/default/'])
diff --git a/test/unit/bootloader/config/grub2_test.py b/test/unit/bootloader/config/grub2_test.py
index 19e0f4d98..daf8e5868 100644
--- a/test/unit/bootloader/config/grub2_test.py
+++ b/test/unit/bootloader/config/grub2_test.py
@@ -580,7 +580,6 @@ class TestBootLoaderConfigGrub2:
             ),
             call('GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT', '"some-cmdline"'),
             call('GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR', '"Bob"'),
-            call('GRUB_ENABLE_BLSCFG', 'true'),
             call('GRUB_ENABLE_CRYPTODISK', 'y'),
             call('GRUB_GFXMODE', '800x600'),
             call(
@@ -626,7 +625,6 @@ class TestBootLoaderConfigGrub2:
             call('GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX', '"root=LABEL=some-label"'),
             call('GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_UUID', 'true'),
             call('GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR', '"Bob"'),
-            call('GRUB_ENABLE_BLSCFG', 'true'),
             call('GRUB_ENABLE_CRYPTODISK', 'y'),
             call('GRUB_ENABLE_LINUX_LABEL', 'true'),
             call('GRUB_GFXMODE', '800x600'),
@@ -671,7 +669,6 @@ class TestBootLoaderConfigGrub2:
             call('GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_PARTUUID', 'false'),
             call('GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_UUID', 'true'),
             call('GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR', '"Bob"'),
-            call('GRUB_ENABLE_BLSCFG', 'true'),
             call('GRUB_ENABLE_CRYPTODISK', 'y'),
             call('GRUB_GFXMODE', '800x600'),
             call(
@@ -715,7 +712,6 @@ class TestBootLoaderConfigGrub2:
             call('GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT', '"abcd console=tty0"'),
             call('GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_UUID', 'true'),
             call('GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR', '"Bob"'),
-            call('GRUB_ENABLE_BLSCFG', 'true'),
             call('GRUB_ENABLE_CRYPTODISK', 'y'),
             call('GRUB_ENABLE_LINUX_LABEL', 'true'),
             call('GRUB_GFXMODE', '800x600'),