diff --git a/drivers/rtc/Kconfig b/drivers/rtc/Kconfig
index 4941cade319f..cdd97192dc69 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/rtc/Kconfig
@@ -97,18 +97,6 @@ config RTC_INTF_DEV
 
 	  If unsure, say Y.
 
-config RTC_INTF_DEV_UIE_EMUL
-	bool "RTC UIE emulation on dev interface"
-	depends on RTC_INTF_DEV
-	help
-	  Provides an emulation for RTC_UIE if the underlying rtc chip
-	  driver does not expose RTC_UIE ioctls. Those requests generate
-	  once-per-second update interrupts, used for synchronization.
-
-	  The emulation code will read the time from the hardware
-	  clock several times per second, please enable this option
-	  only if you know that you really need it.
-
 config RTC_DRV_TEST
 	tristate "Test driver/device"
 	help