diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-defines.h b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-defines.h
index bdaec8d2ca0c..2a98a2153e16 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-defines.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-defines.h
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@
  *      driver will use this memory instead of kernel memory for pools. This
  *      allows 32bit userspace application to access the buffers, but also
  *      requires all received packets to be copied.
- *  CONFIG_CAVIUM_OCTEON_NUM_PACKET_BUFFERS
- *      This kernel config option allows the user to control the number of
- *      packet and work queue buffers allocated by the driver. If this is zero,
- *      the driver uses the default from below.
  *  USE_SKBUFFS_IN_HW
  *      Tells the driver to populate the packet buffers with kernel skbuffs.
  *      This allows the driver to receive packets without copying them. It also
diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c
index 089dc4b9efd4..9dbc58f7ccf3 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c
@@ -55,17 +55,11 @@
 #include <asm/octeon/cvmx-gmxx-defs.h>
 #include <asm/octeon/cvmx-smix-defs.h>
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_CAVIUM_OCTEON_NUM_PACKET_BUFFERS) \
-	&& CONFIG_CAVIUM_OCTEON_NUM_PACKET_BUFFERS
-int num_packet_buffers = CONFIG_CAVIUM_OCTEON_NUM_PACKET_BUFFERS;
-#else
 int num_packet_buffers = 1024;
-#endif
 module_param(num_packet_buffers, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(num_packet_buffers, "\n"
 	"\tNumber of packet buffers to allocate and store in the\n"
-	"\tFPA. By default, 1024 packet buffers are used unless\n"
-	"\tCONFIG_CAVIUM_OCTEON_NUM_PACKET_BUFFERS is defined.");
+	"\tFPA. By default, 1024 packet buffers are used.\n");
 
 int pow_receive_group = 15;
 module_param(pow_receive_group, int, 0444);