diff --git a/drivers/syslog/Kconfig b/drivers/syslog/Kconfig
index cdc58ca388..442bd769b9 100644
--- a/drivers/syslog/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/syslog/Kconfig
@@ -101,16 +101,6 @@ config SYSLOG_INTBUFSIZE
 	---help---
 		The size of the interrupt buffer in bytes.
 
-config SYSLOG
-	bool "Advanced SYSLOG features"
-	default n
-	---help---
-		Enables generic system logging features.  NOTE: This setting is not
-		required to enable system logging.  If this feature is not enable
-		system logging will still be available and will log to the system
-		console (like printf()).  This setting is required to enable
-		customization of the basic system logging capability.
-
 config SYSLOG_TIMESTAMP
 	bool "Prepend timestamp to syslog message"
 	default n