diff --git a/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-generate-config.pl b/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-generate-config.pl
index 0f9142990ec1..6b42058a8926 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-generate-config.pl
+++ b/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-generate-config.pl
@@ -386,9 +386,6 @@ if ($showHardwareConfig) {
   boot.loader.grub.enable = false;
   boot.loader.gummiboot.enable = true;
   boot.loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables = true;
-  # !!! Remove this when nixos is on 3.10 or greater by default
-  # EFI booting requires kernel >= 3.10
-  boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_3_10;
 EOF
         } else {
             $bootLoaderConfig = <<EOF;
diff --git a/nixos/tests/efi-installer.nix b/nixos/tests/efi-installer.nix
index 63aa0289ffbe..990f2b84a6c9 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/efi-installer.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/efi-installer.nix
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ let
   config = builtins.toFile "configuration.nix" ''
     { pkgs, ... }: {
       imports = [ ./hardware-configuration.nix <nixos/modules/testing/test-instrumentation.nix> ];
-      boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_3_10;
       boot.loader.grub.enable = false;
       boot.loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables = true;
       boot.loader.gummiboot.enable = true;