diff --git a/meta-yocto-bsp/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.8.bbappend b/meta-yocto-bsp/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.8.bbappend
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--- a/meta-yocto-bsp/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_4.8.bbappend
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-KBRANCH_genericx86  = "standard/base"
-KBRANCH_genericx86-64  = "standard/base"
-
-KMACHINE_genericx86 ?= "common-pc"
-KMACHINE_genericx86-64 ?= "common-pc-64"
-KBRANCH_edgerouter = "standard/edgerouter"
-KBRANCH_beaglebone = "standard/beaglebone"
-KBRANCH_mpc8315e-rdb = "standard/fsl-mpc8315e-rdb"
-
-SRCREV_machine_genericx86    ?= "9bcb4ea3fa107f1a8790c8c3408eb250e8d1d66e"
-SRCREV_machine_genericx86-64 ?= "9bcb4ea3fa107f1a8790c8c3408eb250e8d1d66e"
-SRCREV_machine_edgerouter ?= "e9912dbfdabfed45b2e15feabfc66a404a165d9b"
-SRCREV_machine_beaglebone ?= "07250a1be0e99eb54bf7d3b629125cd09129d6f5"
-SRCREV_machine_mpc8315e-rdb ?= "38e8cf7d4e6d8546bb631d109c60243d2ee01aef"
-
-COMPATIBLE_MACHINE_genericx86 = "genericx86"
-COMPATIBLE_MACHINE_genericx86-64 = "genericx86-64"
-COMPATIBLE_MACHINE_edgerouter = "edgerouter"
-COMPATIBLE_MACHINE_beaglebone = "beaglebone"
-COMPATIBLE_MACHINE_mpc8315e-rdb = "mpc8315e-rdb"
-
-LINUX_VERSION_genericx86 = "4.8.17"
-LINUX_VERSION_genericx86-64 = "4.8.17"
-LINUX_VERSION_edgerouter = "4.8.18"
-LINUX_VERSION_beaglebone = "4.8.18"
-LINUX_VERSION_mpc8315e-rdb = "4.8.18"