diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/gconf.c b/scripts/kconfig/gconf.c
index 80fe9ca2cbb3..c6aa5a5948a1 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/gconf.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/gconf.c
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ static gboolean show_name = TRUE;
 static gboolean show_range = TRUE;
 static gboolean show_value = TRUE;
 static gboolean show_all = FALSE;
-static gboolean show_debug = FALSE;
 static gboolean resizeable = FALSE;
 
 GtkWidget *main_wnd = NULL;
@@ -647,14 +646,6 @@ on_show_all_options1_activate(GtkMenuItem * menuitem, gpointer user_data)
 }
 
 
-void
-on_show_debug_info1_activate(GtkMenuItem * menuitem, gpointer user_data)
-{
-	show_debug = GTK_CHECK_MENU_ITEM(menuitem)->active;
-	update_tree(&rootmenu, NULL);
-}
-
-
 void on_introduction1_activate(GtkMenuItem * menuitem, gpointer user_data)
 {
 	GtkWidget *dialog;
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/gconf.glade b/scripts/kconfig/gconf.glade
index b1c86c19292c..909f5a457ac0 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/gconf.glade
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/gconf.glade
@@ -200,16 +200,6 @@
 		    </widget>
 		  </child>
 
-		  <child>
-		    <widget class="GtkCheckMenuItem" id="show_debug_info1">
-		      <property name="visible">True</property>
-		      <property name="tooltip" translatable="yes">Show masked options</property>
-		      <property name="label" translatable="yes">Show _debug info</property>
-		      <property name="use_underline">True</property>
-		      <property name="active">False</property>
-		      <signal name="activate" handler="on_show_debug_info1_activate"/>
-		    </widget>
-		  </child>
 		</widget>
 	      </child>
 	    </widget>