diff --git a/package/libiio/Config.in b/package/libiio/Config.in
index 6f6af16852..8cde0e90e1 100644
--- a/package/libiio/Config.in
+++ b/package/libiio/Config.in
@@ -81,9 +81,6 @@ comment "IIO Daemon is not yet available on Blackfin"
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBIIO_TESTS
 	bool "Install test programs"
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBIIO_LOCAL_BACKEND
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBIIO_XML_BACKEND
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBIIO_NETWORK_BACKEND
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	help
 	  Install the test programs (iio_info, iio_genxml, iio_readdev).