diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/mte/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/mte/Makefile
index 409e3e53d00a..a5a0744423d8 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/mte/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/mte/Makefile
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ ifeq ($(mte_cc_support),1)
 TEST_GEN_PROGS := $(PROGS)
 
 # Get Kernel headers installed and use them.
-KSFT_KHDR_INSTALL := 1
 else
     $(warning compiler "$(CC)" does not support the ARMv8.5 MTE extension.)
     $(warning test program "mte" will not be created.)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/signal/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/signal/Makefile
index ac4ad0005715..be7520a863b0 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/signal/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/signal/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ PROGS := $(patsubst %.c,%,$(SRCS))
 TEST_GEN_PROGS := $(notdir $(PROGS))
 
 # Get Kernel headers installed and use them.
-KSFT_KHDR_INSTALL := 1
 
 # Including KSFT lib.mk here will also mangle the TEST_GEN_PROGS list
 # to account for any OUTPUT target-dirs optionally provided by
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/signal/test_signals.h b/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/signal/test_signals.h
index c70fdec7d7c4..0c645834ddc3 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/signal/test_signals.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/arm64/signal/test_signals.h
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@
 #include <ucontext.h>
 
 /*
- * Using ARCH specific and sanitized Kernel headers installed by KSFT
- * framework since we asked for it by setting flag KSFT_KHDR_INSTALL
- * in our Makefile.
+ * Using ARCH specific and sanitized Kernel headers from the tree.
  */
 #include <asm/ptrace.h>
 #include <asm/hwcap.h>
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/s390x/uvdevice/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/s390x/uvdevice/Makefile
index 5e701d2708d4..891215a7dc8a 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/s390x/uvdevice/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/s390x/uvdevice/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ else
 TEST_GEN_PROGS := test_uvdevice
 
 top_srcdir ?= ../../../../../..
-KSFT_KHDR_INSTALL := 1
 khdr_dir = $(top_srcdir)/usr/include
 LINUX_TOOL_ARCH_INCLUDE = $(top_srcdir)/tools/arch/$(ARCH)/include
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/Makefile
index b8152c573e8a..732149011692 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/Makefile
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ TEST_GEN_FILES := \
 TEST_PROGS := run.sh
 
 top_srcdir = ../../../../..
-KSFT_KHDR_INSTALL := 1
 DEFAULT_INSTALL_HDR_PATH := 1
 include ../../lib.mk
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/Makefile
index 81470a99ed1c..e15bb9693922 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ include ../../../build/Build.include
 all:
 
 top_srcdir = ../../../..
-KSFT_KHDR_INSTALL := 1
 
 # For cross-builds to work, UNAME_M has to map to ARCH and arch specific
 # directories and targets in this Makefile. "uname -m" doesn't map to
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/landlock/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/landlock/Makefile
index 0b0049e133bb..1313e44e8fb9 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/landlock/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/landlock/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ TEST_GEN_PROGS := $(src_test:.c=)
 
 TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED := true
 
-KSFT_KHDR_INSTALL := 1
 OVERRIDE_TARGETS := 1
 include ../lib.mk
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/net/Makefile
index 464df13831f2..eaf3bb457576 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/Makefile
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ TEST_GEN_FILES += bind_bhash_test
 
 TEST_FILES := settings
 
-KSFT_KHDR_INSTALL := 1
 include ../lib.mk
 
 include bpf/Makefile
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/Makefile
index f905d5358e68..1af2f66fb59a 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
 top_srcdir = ../../../../..
-KSFT_KHDR_INSTALL := 1
 
 CFLAGS =  -Wall -Wl,--no-as-needed -O2 -g -I$(top_srcdir)/usr/include $(KHDR_INCLUDES)
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/Makefile
index 4d639279f41e..cb553eac9f41 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ top_srcdir = $(abspath ../../../..)
 APIDIR := $(top_scrdir)/include/uapi
 TEST_GEN_FILES = action.o
 
-KSFT_KHDR_INSTALL := 1
 include ../lib.mk
 
 PROBE := $(shell $(LLC) -march=bpf -mcpu=probe -filetype=null /dev/null 2>&1)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/Makefile
index 44f25acfbeca..108587cb327a 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/Makefile
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ TEST_PROGS := run_vmtests.sh
 TEST_FILES := test_vmalloc.sh
 TEST_FILES += test_hmm.sh
 
-KSFT_KHDR_INSTALL := 1
 include ../lib.mk
 
 $(OUTPUT)/madv_populate: vm_util.c
