diff --git a/quantum/mcu_selection.mk b/quantum/mcu_selection.mk
index 6815a0d8a59..f2c341e69b3 100644
--- a/quantum/mcu_selection.mk
+++ b/quantum/mcu_selection.mk
@@ -87,9 +87,6 @@ ifneq (,$(filter $(MCU),atmega32a))
   # unsupported features for now
   NO_UART ?= yes
   NO_SUSPEND_POWER_DOWN ?= yes
-
-  # Programming options
-  PROGRAM_CMD ?= ./util/atmega32a_program.py $(TARGET).hex
 endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter $(MCU),atmega328p))