diff --git a/src/android/camera_hal_config.cpp b/src/android/camera_hal_config.cpp
index 833cf4ba..7126aba4 100644
--- a/src/android/camera_hal_config.cpp
+++ b/src/android/camera_hal_config.cpp
@@ -127,8 +127,6 @@ int CameraHalConfig::Private::parseCameraLocation(CameraConfigData *cameraConfig
 		cameraConfigData->facing = CAMERA_FACING_FRONT;
 	else if (location == "back")
 		cameraConfigData->facing = CAMERA_FACING_BACK;
-	else if (location == "external")
-		cameraConfigData->facing = CAMERA_FACING_EXTERNAL;
 	else
 		return -EINVAL;