diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index 0796c1a090c029db5d038020ae52684ee423c2e3..099cb7bec9c7b3f50d68aa509350010b4a1f9697 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -265,16 +265,6 @@ config DEBUG_MUTEXES
 	 This feature allows mutex semantics violations to be detected and
 	 reported.
 
-config DEBUG_SEMAPHORE
-	bool "Semaphore debugging"
-	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
-	depends on ALPHA || FRV
-	default n
-	help
-	  If you say Y here then semaphore processing will issue lots of
-	  verbose debugging messages.  If you suspect a semaphore problem or a
-	  kernel hacker asks for this option then say Y.  Otherwise say N.
-
 config DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
 	bool "Lock debugging: detect incorrect freeing of live locks"
 	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && TRACE_IRQFLAGS_SUPPORT && STACKTRACE_SUPPORT && LOCKDEP_SUPPORT