diff --git a/Config.in b/Config.in
index ea5f8eae2bbf3ff1b598e3648b3f001ea42b224d..4f7667aa1fd116560ae14db67d483f8ec4b689f8 100644
--- a/Config.in
+++ b/Config.in
@@ -145,12 +145,6 @@ menu "Target Images"
 			prompt "journal size" if TARGET_ROOTFS_UBIFS
 			default ""
 
-		config TARGET_UBIFS_SQUASH_UIDS
-			bool "squash uids" if TARGET_ROOTFS_UBIFS
-			default n
-			help
-			  Squash owners making all files owned by root
-
 	comment "Image Options"
 
 	source "target/linux/*/image/Config.in"