diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
index e8fabd6cda3544d9b6da39811cb5782c9f4ae58f..bcff3f9de5503d251b2fdf86a0cc585a34c6ba6f 100644
--- a/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ show up in /proc/sys/kernel:
 - shmall
 - shmmax                      [ sysv ipc ]
 - shmmni
-- softlockup_thresh
 - stop-a                      [ SPARC only ]
 - sysrq                       ==> Documentation/sysrq.txt
 - tainted
@@ -605,15 +604,6 @@ without users and with a dead originative process will be destroyed.
 
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-softlockup_thresh:
-
-This value can be used to lower the softlockup tolerance threshold.  The
-default threshold is 60 seconds.  If a cpu is locked up for 60 seconds,
-the kernel complains.  Valid values are 1-60 seconds.  Setting this
-tunable to zero will disable the softlockup detection altogether.
-
-==============================================================
-
 tainted:
 
 Non-zero if the kernel has been tainted.  Numeric values, which