diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst
index 492d88f37d8a31efba0e0c3129650ed61e8abb07..9fb2de94c3e2453bb28a6022d62cb875f8416221 100644
--- a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst
+++ b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst
@@ -471,21 +471,6 @@ more details, with real examples.
 	The second argument is optional, and if supplied will be used
 	if first argument is not supported.
 
-    cc-ldoption
-	cc-ldoption is used to check if $(CC) when used to link object files
-	supports the given option.  An optional second option may be
-	specified if first option are not supported.
-
-	Example::
-
-		#arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
-		vsyscall-flags += $(call cc-ldoption, -Wl$(comma)--hash-style=sysv)
-
-	In the above example, vsyscall-flags will be assigned the option
-	-Wl$(comma)--hash-style=sysv if it is supported by $(CC).
-	The second argument is optional, and if supplied will be used
-	if first argument is not supported.
-
     as-instr
 	as-instr checks if the assembler reports a specific instruction
 	and then outputs either option1 or option2