diff --git a/arch/alpha/Kconfig.debug b/arch/alpha/Kconfig.debug
index f45f28cc10da94e24c4add02315f950f9787ec37..3f6265f2d9d4749a032bb28e325622bc92d81a1f 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/alpha/Kconfig.debug
@@ -7,15 +7,6 @@ config EARLY_PRINTK
 	depends on ALPHA_GENERIC || ALPHA_SRM
 	default y
 
-config DEBUG_RWLOCK
-	bool "Read-write spinlock debugging"
-	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
-	help
-	  If you say Y here then read-write lock processing will count how many
-	  times it has tried to get the lock and issue an error message after
-	  too many attempts.  If you suspect a rwlock problem or a kernel
-	  hacker asks for this option then say Y.  Otherwise say N.
-
 config ALPHA_LEGACY_START_ADDRESS
 	bool "Legacy kernel start address"
 	depends on ALPHA_GENERIC
diff --git a/arch/alpha/defconfig b/arch/alpha/defconfig
index 6da9c3dbde448fd38f737560bb919f0eb8186022..e43f68fd66b0d5fae206f3935492938f33e48941 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/defconfig
+++ b/arch/alpha/defconfig
@@ -882,7 +882,6 @@ CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ=y
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_SPINLOCK is not set
 CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y
 CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK=y
-# CONFIG_DEBUG_RWLOCK is not set
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_SEMAPHORE is not set
 CONFIG_ALPHA_LEGACY_START_ADDRESS=y
 CONFIG_MATHEMU=y
diff --git a/arch/parisc/Kconfig.debug b/arch/parisc/Kconfig.debug
index 9166bd1172675c2cbadd1c80de98042005e6c30b..bc989e522a045c17ca4514478b7cb5ef9d77fc4d 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/parisc/Kconfig.debug
@@ -2,15 +2,6 @@ menu "Kernel hacking"
 
 source "lib/Kconfig.debug"
 
-config DEBUG_RWLOCK
-        bool "Read-write spinlock debugging"
-        depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && SMP
-        help
-          If you say Y here then read-write lock processing will count how many
-          times it has tried to get the lock and issue an error message after
-          too many attempts.  If you suspect a rwlock problem or a kernel
-          hacker asks for this option then say Y.  Otherwise say N.
-
 config DEBUG_RODATA
        bool "Write protect kernel read-only data structures"
        depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
diff --git a/arch/parisc/configs/a500_defconfig b/arch/parisc/configs/a500_defconfig
index ea071218a3ed2cf68b4e1e98e7fa91ac2355101b..ddacc72e38fb8e92b1bac2a1d5cc30743924f75d 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/configs/a500_defconfig
+++ b/arch/parisc/configs/a500_defconfig
@@ -1050,7 +1050,6 @@ CONFIG_SCHED_DEBUG=y
 CONFIG_FORCED_INLINING=y
 # CONFIG_RCU_TORTURE_TEST is not set
 # CONFIG_FAULT_INJECTION is not set
-# CONFIG_DEBUG_RWLOCK is not set
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_RODATA is not set
 
 #