diff --git a/drivers/acpi/Kconfig b/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
index a7799a99f2d9..8a851d0f4384 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
@@ -254,13 +254,6 @@ config ACPI_PCI_SLOT
 	  help you correlate PCI bus addresses with the physical geography
 	  of your slots. If you are unsure, say N.
 
-config ACPI_SYSTEM
-	bool
-	default y
-	help
-	  This driver will enable your system to shut down using ACPI, and
-	  dump your ACPI DSDT table using /proc/acpi/dsdt.
-
 config X86_PM_TIMER
 	bool "Power Management Timer Support" if EMBEDDED
 	depends on X86
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/Makefile b/drivers/acpi/Makefile
index 65d90c720b5a..b130ea0d0759 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/acpi/Makefile
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_PROCESSOR)	+= processor.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_CONTAINER)	+= container.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_THERMAL)	+= thermal.o
 obj-y				+= power.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_SYSTEM)	+= system.o event.o
+obj-y				+= system.o event.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG)	+= debug.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_NUMA)		+= numa.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_HOTPLUG_MEMORY)	+= acpi_memhotplug.o