diff --git a/tools/topology/development/sof-tgl-nocodec-ci.m4 b/tools/topology/development/sof-tgl-nocodec-ci.m4
index 3edd17982..b36af14f9 100644
--- a/tools/topology/development/sof-tgl-nocodec-ci.m4
+++ b/tools/topology/development/sof-tgl-nocodec-ci.m4
@@ -100,9 +100,6 @@ define(`SMART_REF_CH_NUM', 4)
 define(`SMART_PCM_ID', 2)
 define(`SMART_PCM_NAME', `smart-nocodec')
 
-# run smart amp pipelines on DSP core 1
-define(`SMART_AMP_CORE', 1)
-
 # Include Smart Amplifier support
 include(`sof-smart-amplifier.m4')