diff --git a/tools/moveconfig.py b/tools/moveconfig.py
index d4a96ef45d2..ecc6e16c6c8 100755
--- a/tools/moveconfig.py
+++ b/tools/moveconfig.py
@@ -94,17 +94,6 @@ SIZES = {
 RE_REMOVE_DEFCONFIG = re.compile(r'(.*)_defconfig')
 
 ### helper functions ###
-def remove_defconfig(defc):
-    """Drop the _defconfig suffix on a string
-
-    Args:
-        defc (str): String to convert
-
-    Returns:
-        str: string with the '_defconfig' suffix removed
-    """
-    return RE_REMOVE_DEFCONFIG.match(defc)[1]
-
 def check_top_directory():
     """Exit if we are not at the top of source directory."""
     for fname in 'README', 'Licenses':
@@ -1668,7 +1657,7 @@ def do_find_config(config_list):
         print(f"Error: Not in Kconfig: %s" % ' '.join(adhoc))
     else:
         print(f'{len(out)} matches')
-        print(' '.join([remove_defconfig(item) for item in out]))
+        print(' '.join(item.split('_defconfig')[0] for item in out))
 
 
 def prefix_config(cfg):