diff --git a/arch/nios2/Kconfig.debug b/arch/nios2/Kconfig.debug
index 7a49f0d28d14c106ea9300c8e54ad18aa6471e0b..f1da8a7b17ff49b4965f4f5d9e647b9e1d1e258d 100644
--- a/arch/nios2/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/nios2/Kconfig.debug
@@ -3,15 +3,6 @@
 config TRACE_IRQFLAGS_SUPPORT
 	def_bool y
 
-config DEBUG_STACK_USAGE
-	bool "Enable stack utilization instrumentation"
-	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
-	help
-	  Enables the display of the minimum amount of free stack which each
-	  task has ever had available in the sysrq-T and sysrq-P debug output.
-
-	  This option will slow down process creation somewhat.
-
 config EARLY_PRINTK
 	bool "Activate early kernel debugging"
 	default y