diff --git a/arch/unicore32/Kconfig b/arch/unicore32/Kconfig
index a4c0515..afeea3d 100644
--- a/arch/unicore32/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/unicore32/Kconfig
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@ config I2C_EEPROM_AT24
 
 config LCD_BACKLIGHT
 	tristate "LCD Backlight support"
-	select BACKLIGHT_LCD_SUPPORT
 	select BACKLIGHT_PWM
 
 endmenu
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig
index 4385f00..ef442a7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig
@@ -198,7 +198,6 @@ config DRM_RADEON
 	select POWER_SUPPLY
 	select HWMON
 	select BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
-	select BACKLIGHT_LCD_SUPPORT
 	select INTERVAL_TREE
 	help
 	  Choose this option if you have an ATI Radeon graphics card.  There
@@ -219,7 +218,6 @@ config DRM_AMDGPU
 	select POWER_SUPPLY
 	select HWMON
 	select BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
-	select BACKLIGHT_LCD_SUPPORT
 	select INTERVAL_TREE
 	select CHASH
 	help
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Kconfig
index 9eeb8ef..0f724e2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Kconfig
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ config DRM_PARADE_PS8622
 	depends on OF
 	select DRM_PANEL
 	select DRM_KMS_HELPER
-	select BACKLIGHT_LCD_SUPPORT
 	select BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
 	---help---
 	  Parade eDP-LVDS bridge chip driver.
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/Kconfig
index 14a72c4..dc82588 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/Kconfig
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ config DRM_FSL_DCU
 	tristate "DRM Support for Freescale DCU"
 	depends on DRM && OF && ARM && COMMON_CLK
 	select BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
-	select BACKLIGHT_LCD_SUPPORT
 	select DRM_KMS_HELPER
 	select DRM_KMS_CMA_HELPER
 	select DRM_PANEL
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig
index 33a458b..90d406e73 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ config DRM_I915
 	select IRQ_WORK
 	# i915 depends on ACPI_VIDEO when ACPI is enabled
 	# but for select to work, need to select ACPI_VIDEO's dependencies, ick
-	select BACKLIGHT_LCD_SUPPORT if ACPI
 	select BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE if ACPI
 	select INPUT if ACPI
 	select ACPI_VIDEO if ACPI
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/Kconfig
index 4b75ad40..a0238bf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/Kconfig
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ config DRM_NOUVEAU
 	select MXM_WMI if ACPI && X86
 	select POWER_SUPPLY
 	# Similar to i915, we need to select ACPI_VIDEO and it's dependencies
-	select BACKLIGHT_LCD_SUPPORT if ACPI && X86
 	select BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE if ACPI && X86
 	select INPUT if ACPI && X86
 	select THERMAL if ACPI && X86
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/shmobile/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/shmobile/Kconfig
index 61bbe8e..e2a6c82 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/shmobile/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/shmobile/Kconfig
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ config DRM_SHMOBILE
 	depends on DRM && ARM
 	depends on ARCH_SHMOBILE || COMPILE_TEST
 	select BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
-	select BACKLIGHT_LCD_SUPPORT
 	select DRM_KMS_HELPER
 	select DRM_KMS_CMA_HELPER
 	select DRM_GEM_CMA_HELPER
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/Kconfig
index 5259804..cb7df20 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/Kconfig
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ config DRM_TILCDC
 	select DRM_PANEL_BRIDGE
 	select VIDEOMODE_HELPERS
 	select BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
-	select BACKLIGHT_LCD_SUPPORT
 	help
 	  Choose this option if you have an TI SoC with LCDC display
 	  controller, for example AM33xx in beagle-bone, DA8xx, or
diff --git a/drivers/staging/olpc_dcon/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/olpc_dcon/Kconfig
index 192cc8d..c91a56f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/olpc_dcon/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/olpc_dcon/Kconfig
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ config FB_OLPC_DCON
 	tristate "One Laptop Per Child Display CONtroller support"
 	depends on OLPC && FB
 	depends on I2C
-	depends on BACKLIGHT_LCD_SUPPORT
 	depends on (GPIO_CS5535 || GPIO_CS5535=n)
 	select BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
 	help
diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/Kconfig b/drivers/usb/misc/Kconfig
index 68d2f2c..a86a80b 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/misc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/usb/misc/Kconfig
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ config USB_FTDI_ELAN
 
 config USB_APPLEDISPLAY
 	tristate "Apple Cinema Display support"
-	select BACKLIGHT_LCD_SUPPORT
 	select BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
 	help
 	  Say Y here if you want to control the backlight of Apple Cinema
diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/Kconfig b/drivers/video/backlight/Kconfig
index 71ee978..3fdc18e 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/Kconfig
@@ -2,13 +2,7 @@
 # Backlight & LCD drivers configuration
 #
 
-menuconfig BACKLIGHT_LCD_SUPPORT
-	bool "Backlight & LCD device support"
-	help
-	  Enable this to be able to choose the drivers for controlling the
-	  backlight and the LCD panel on some platforms, for example on PDAs.
-
-if BACKLIGHT_LCD_SUPPORT
+menu "Backlight & LCD device support"
 
 #
 # LCD
@@ -466,4 +460,4 @@ config BACKLIGHT_RAVE_SP
 
 endif # BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
 
-endif # BACKLIGHT_LCD_SUPPORT
+endmenu
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig b/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig
index e413f54..0037d5e 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ config FB_MACMODES
 config FB_BACKLIGHT
 	bool
 	depends on FB
-	select BACKLIGHT_LCD_SUPPORT
 	select BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
 
 config FB_MODE_HELPERS
@@ -281,7 +280,6 @@ config FB_ARMCLCD
 	select FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT
 	select FB_MODE_HELPERS if OF
 	select VIDEOMODE_HELPERS if OF
-	select BACKLIGHT_LCD_SUPPORT if OF
 	select BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE if OF
 	help
 	  This framebuffer device driver is for the ARM PrimeCell PL110
@@ -315,7 +313,6 @@ config FB_ACORN
 config FB_CLPS711X
 	tristate "CLPS711X LCD support"
 	depends on FB && (ARCH_CLPS711X || COMPILE_TEST)
-	select BACKLIGHT_LCD_SUPPORT
 	select FB_MODE_HELPERS
 	select FB_SYS_FILLRECT
 	select FB_SYS_COPYAREA
@@ -343,7 +340,6 @@ config FB_SA1100
 config FB_IMX
 	tristate "Freescale i.MX1/21/25/27 LCD support"
 	depends on FB && ARCH_MXC
-	select BACKLIGHT_LCD_SUPPORT
 	select LCD_CLASS_DEVICE
 	select FB_CFB_FILLRECT
 	select FB_CFB_COPYAREA
@@ -2191,7 +2187,6 @@ config FB_MX3
 	tristate "MX3 Framebuffer support"
 	depends on FB && MX3_IPU
 	select BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
-	select BACKLIGHT_LCD_SUPPORT
 	select FB_CFB_FILLRECT
 	select FB_CFB_COPYAREA
 	select FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT
