diff --git a/package/mac80211/Config.in.ath9k b/package/mac80211/Config.in.ath9k
index 70a36c97c..8f68b4e90 100644
--- a/package/mac80211/Config.in.ath9k
+++ b/package/mac80211/Config.in.ath9k
@@ -1,16 +1,5 @@
 # mac80211 configuration
 
-config PACKAGE_ATH9K_DEBUG
-	bool "ath9k debugging"
-	depends PACKAGE_kmod-ath9k && KERNEL_DEBUG_FS
-	---help---
-	  Say Y, if you need ath9k to display debug messages.
-	  Pass the debug mask as a module parameter:
-
-	  modprobe ath9k debug=0x00002000
-
-	  Look in ath9k/core.h for possible debug masks
-
 config PACKAGE_ATH9K_USE_MINSTREL
 	bool "use the new minstrel_ht rate control for ath9k"
 	depends PACKAGE_kmod-ath9k