diff --git a/arch/x86/configs/i386_defconfig b/arch/x86/configs/i386_defconfig
index 9bc34e2033ecf9ec0518f59210449a07414ad5a1..a7ae4385670ee8075ab8948a5acc774e79564ef5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/configs/i386_defconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/configs/i386_defconfig
@@ -1482,7 +1482,6 @@ CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE=y
 CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK=y
 CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE=64
-CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT=y
 CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE=y
 # CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE is not set
 CONFIG_LOGO=y
diff --git a/arch/x86/configs/x86_64_defconfig b/arch/x86/configs/x86_64_defconfig
index ae5124e064d4c881b0d5fa56f0826cdb00c7d8c4..743e803927316f45b87f07961928dba4eb2f60db 100644
--- a/arch/x86/configs/x86_64_defconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/configs/x86_64_defconfig
@@ -1449,7 +1449,6 @@ CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE=y
 CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK=y
 CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE=64
-CONFIG_VIDEO_SELECT=y
 CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE=y
 # CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE is not set
 CONFIG_LOGO=y
diff --git a/drivers/video/Kconfig b/drivers/video/Kconfig
index 9b887ef64ff1c27c857602833211dd2b6b2d7716..d58509a67068136cb69e8427e3b14c47f11848be 100644
--- a/drivers/video/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/video/Kconfig
@@ -678,7 +678,6 @@ config FB_VESA
 	select FB_CFB_FILLRECT
 	select FB_CFB_COPYAREA
 	select FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT
-	select VIDEO_SELECT
 	help
 	  This is the frame buffer device driver for generic VESA 2.0
 	  compliant graphic cards. The older VESA 1.2 cards are not supported.
@@ -1583,7 +1582,6 @@ config FB_CYBLA
 	tristate "Cyberblade/i1 support"
 	depends on FB && PCI && X86_32 && !64BIT
 	select FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT
-	select VIDEO_SELECT
 	---help---
 	  This driver is supposed to support the Trident Cyberblade/i1
 	  graphics core integrated in the VIA VT8601A North Bridge,
diff --git a/drivers/video/console/Kconfig b/drivers/video/console/Kconfig
index 06f87b04f207750074a5253cbf991df7405a9071..2f50a80b413e07910e64c49598284f9361810728 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/video/console/Kconfig
@@ -43,22 +43,6 @@ config VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE
 	 buffer.  Each 64KB will give you approximately 16 80x25
 	 screenfuls of scrollback buffer
 
-config VIDEO_SELECT
-	bool "Video mode selection support"
-	depends on  X86 && VGA_CONSOLE
-	---help---
-	  This enables support for text mode selection on kernel startup. If
-	  you want to take advantage of some high-resolution text mode your
-	  card's BIOS offers, but the traditional Linux utilities like
-	  SVGATextMode don't, you can say Y here and set the mode using the
-	  "vga=" option from your boot loader (lilo or loadlin) or set
-	  "vga=ask" which brings up a video mode menu on kernel startup. (Try
-	  "man bootparam" or see the documentation of your boot loader about
-	  how to pass options to the kernel.)
-
-	  Read the file <file:Documentation/svga.txt> for more information
-	  about the Video mode selection support. If unsure, say N.
-
 config MDA_CONSOLE
 	depends on !M68K && !PARISC && ISA
 	tristate "MDA text console (dual-headed) (EXPERIMENTAL)"