diff --git a/drivers/sst/Kconfig b/drivers/sst/Kconfig
index e49f87a68b88..3dd56be559e8 100644
--- a/drivers/sst/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/sst/Kconfig
@@ -12,19 +12,19 @@ menuconfig SST
 if SST
 config SST_MEMLEAK
 	tristate "Memleak errors for exercise a1.2"
-	default y
+	default n
 	help
 	  Enable memleaks for exercise a1.2
 
 config SST_BOUNDS
 	tristate "Out-of-bounds accesses for exercise a1.3"
-	default y
+	default n
 	help
 	  Activate out-of-bounds accesses for exercise a1.3
 
 config SST_LOCKING
 	tristate "Faulty locking for exercise a1.4"
-	default y
+	default n
 	help
 	  Make locking for exercise a1.4 faulty
 endif
diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 8e4eb3e81611..de255842f5d0 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -367,8 +367,6 @@ config DEFAULT_HOSTNAME
 
 config SYSVIPC
 	bool "System V IPC"
-	select SST
-	select SST_BOUNDS
 	help
 	  Inter Process Communication is a suite of library functions and
 	  system calls which let processes (running programs) synchronize and