functions.php

<?php

add_filter( 'genesis_customizer_theme_settings_config', __NAMESPACE__ . '\\remove_genesis_customizer_panels' );
/**
 * Remove redundant Genesis Customizer panels.
 *
 * @param array $config The config array for theme settings in the Customizer.
 *
 * @return array
 */
function remove_genesis_customizer_panels( $config ) {

	$panels = [
		'genesis_updates',
		'genesis_header',
		'genesis_adsense',
		'genesis_color_scheme',
		'genesis_layout',
		'genesis_breadcrumbs',
		'genesis_comments',
		'genesis_archives',
		'genesis_scripts',
	];

	array_walk( $panels, function ( $panel ) use ( &$config ) {
		unset( $config['genesis']['sections'][ $panel ] );
	} );

	return $config;

}