diff --git a/platforms/nuttx/src/px4/common/nuttx_random.c b/platforms/nuttx/src/px4/common/nuttx_random.c
index 26c2df3b41..1339aa9169 100644
--- a/platforms/nuttx/src/px4/common/nuttx_random.c
+++ b/platforms/nuttx/src/px4/common/nuttx_random.c
@@ -41,6 +41,4 @@ size_t px4_get_secure_random(uint8_t *out,
 	arc4random_buf(out, outlen);
 	return outlen;
 }
-#else
-#error CONFIG_CRYPTO_RANDOM_POOL has to be defined
 #endif