diff --git a/arch/arc/Kconfig.debug b/arch/arc/Kconfig.debug
index a7fc0da25650ef8920e5cfc9f25d417a36081617..ff6a4b5ce92781442aa10f37537d0d6afb1d15f3 100644
--- a/arch/arc/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/arc/Kconfig.debug
@@ -2,19 +2,6 @@ menu "Kernel hacking"
 
 source "lib/Kconfig.debug"
 
-config EARLY_PRINTK
-	bool "Early printk" if EMBEDDED
-	default y
-	help
-	  Write kernel log output directly into the VGA buffer or to a serial
-	  port.
-
-	  This is useful for kernel debugging when your machine crashes very
-	  early before the console code is initialized. For normal operation
-	  it is not recommended because it looks ugly and doesn't cooperate
-	  with klogd/syslogd or the X server. You should normally N here,
-	  unless you want to debug such a crash.
-
 config 16KSTACKS
 	bool "Use 16Kb for kernel stacks instead of 8Kb"
 	help