diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/cifs/usage.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/cifs/usage.rst
index f170d8820258..3766bf8a1c20 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/cifs/usage.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/cifs/usage.rst
@@ -734,10 +734,9 @@ SecurityFlags		Flags which control security negotiation and
 			using weaker password hashes is 0x37037 (lanman,
 			plaintext, ntlm, ntlmv2, signing allowed).  Some
 			SecurityFlags require the corresponding menuconfig
-			options to be enabled (lanman and plaintext require
-			CONFIG_CIFS_WEAK_PW_HASH for example).  Enabling
-			plaintext authentication currently requires also
-			enabling lanman authentication in the security flags
+			options to be enabled.  Enabling plaintext
+			authentication currently requires also enabling
+			lanman authentication in the security flags
 			because the cifs module only supports sending
 			laintext passwords using the older lanman dialect
 			form of the session setup SMB.  (e.g. for authentication
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/cm_x300_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/cm_x300_defconfig
index 502a9d870ca4..45769d0ddd4e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/cm_x300_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/cm_x300_defconfig
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ CONFIG_NFS_V3_ACL=y
 CONFIG_NFS_V4=y
 CONFIG_ROOT_NFS=y
 CONFIG_CIFS=m
-CONFIG_CIFS_WEAK_PW_HASH=y
 CONFIG_PARTITION_ADVANCED=y
 CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_437=m
 CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_1=m
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/ezx_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/ezx_defconfig
index a49e699e52de..ec84d80096b1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/ezx_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/ezx_defconfig
@@ -314,7 +314,6 @@ CONFIG_NFSD_V3_ACL=y
 CONFIG_SMB_FS=m
 CONFIG_CIFS=m
 CONFIG_CIFS_STATS=y
-CONFIG_CIFS_WEAK_PW_HASH=y
 CONFIG_CIFS_XATTR=y
 CONFIG_CIFS_POSIX=y
 CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_437=m
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/imote2_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/imote2_defconfig
index 118c4c927f26..6db871d4e077 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/imote2_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/imote2_defconfig
@@ -288,7 +288,6 @@ CONFIG_NFSD_V3_ACL=y
 CONFIG_SMB_FS=m
 CONFIG_CIFS=m
 CONFIG_CIFS_STATS=y
-CONFIG_CIFS_WEAK_PW_HASH=y
 CONFIG_CIFS_XATTR=y
 CONFIG_CIFS_POSIX=y
 CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_437=m
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/nhk8815_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/nhk8815_defconfig
index 23595fc5a29a..907d6512821a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/nhk8815_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/nhk8815_defconfig
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ CONFIG_NFS_FS=y
 CONFIG_NFS_V3_ACL=y
 CONFIG_ROOT_NFS=y
 CONFIG_CIFS=m
-CONFIG_CIFS_WEAK_PW_HASH=y
 CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_437=y
 CONFIG_NLS_ASCII=y
 CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_1=y
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/pxa_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/pxa_defconfig
index 58f4834289e6..dedaaae3d0d8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/pxa_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/pxa_defconfig
@@ -699,7 +699,6 @@ CONFIG_NFSD_V3_ACL=y
 CONFIG_NFSD_V4=y
 CONFIG_CIFS=m
 CONFIG_CIFS_STATS=y
-CONFIG_CIFS_WEAK_PW_HASH=y
 CONFIG_CIFS_XATTR=y
 CONFIG_CIFS_POSIX=y
 CONFIG_NLS_DEFAULT="utf8"
diff --git a/arch/mips/configs/fuloong2e_defconfig b/arch/mips/configs/fuloong2e_defconfig
index 5c24ac7fdf56..ba47c5e929b7 100644
--- a/arch/mips/configs/fuloong2e_defconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/configs/fuloong2e_defconfig
@@ -206,7 +206,6 @@ CONFIG_NFSD_V3_ACL=y
 CONFIG_NFSD_V4=y
 CONFIG_CIFS=m
 CONFIG_CIFS_STATS2=y
-CONFIG_CIFS_WEAK_PW_HASH=y
 CONFIG_CIFS_XATTR=y
 CONFIG_CIFS_POSIX=y
 CONFIG_CIFS_DEBUG2=y
diff --git a/arch/mips/configs/malta_qemu_32r6_defconfig b/arch/mips/configs/malta_qemu_32r6_defconfig
index 614af02d83e6..6fb9bc29f4a0 100644
--- a/arch/mips/configs/malta_qemu_32r6_defconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/configs/malta_qemu_32r6_defconfig
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ CONFIG_TMPFS=y
 CONFIG_NFS_FS=y
 CONFIG_ROOT_NFS=y
 CONFIG_CIFS=m
-CONFIG_CIFS_WEAK_PW_HASH=y
 CONFIG_CIFS_XATTR=y
 CONFIG_CIFS_POSIX=y
 CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_437=m
diff --git a/arch/mips/configs/maltaaprp_defconfig b/arch/mips/configs/maltaaprp_defconfig
index 9c051f8fd330..eb72df528243 100644
--- a/arch/mips/configs/maltaaprp_defconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/configs/maltaaprp_defconfig
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ CONFIG_TMPFS=y
 CONFIG_NFS_FS=y
 CONFIG_ROOT_NFS=y
 CONFIG_CIFS=m
-CONFIG_CIFS_WEAK_PW_HASH=y
 CONFIG_CIFS_XATTR=y
 CONFIG_CIFS_POSIX=y
 CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_437=m
diff --git a/arch/mips/configs/maltasmvp_defconfig b/arch/mips/configs/maltasmvp_defconfig
index 2e90d97551d6..1fb40d310f49 100644
--- a/arch/mips/configs/maltasmvp_defconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/configs/maltasmvp_defconfig
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ CONFIG_TMPFS=y
 CONFIG_NFS_FS=y
 CONFIG_ROOT_NFS=y
 CONFIG_CIFS=m
-CONFIG_CIFS_WEAK_PW_HASH=y
 CONFIG_CIFS_XATTR=y
 CONFIG_CIFS_POSIX=y
 CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_437=m
diff --git a/arch/mips/configs/maltasmvp_eva_defconfig b/arch/mips/configs/maltasmvp_eva_defconfig
index d1f7fdb27284..75cb778c6149 100644
--- a/arch/mips/configs/maltasmvp_eva_defconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/configs/maltasmvp_eva_defconfig
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@ CONFIG_TMPFS=y
 CONFIG_NFS_FS=y
 CONFIG_ROOT_NFS=y
 CONFIG_CIFS=m
-CONFIG_CIFS_WEAK_PW_HASH=y
 CONFIG_CIFS_XATTR=y
 CONFIG_CIFS_POSIX=y
 CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_437=m
diff --git a/arch/mips/configs/maltaup_defconfig b/arch/mips/configs/maltaup_defconfig
index 48e5bd492452..7b4f247dc60c 100644
--- a/arch/mips/configs/maltaup_defconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/configs/maltaup_defconfig
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ CONFIG_TMPFS=y
 CONFIG_NFS_FS=y
 CONFIG_ROOT_NFS=y
 CONFIG_CIFS=m
-CONFIG_CIFS_WEAK_PW_HASH=y
 CONFIG_CIFS_XATTR=y
 CONFIG_CIFS_POSIX=y
 CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_437=m
diff --git a/arch/mips/configs/nlm_xlp_defconfig b/arch/mips/configs/nlm_xlp_defconfig
index c97f00ece828..1c8b73d03263 100644
--- a/arch/mips/configs/nlm_xlp_defconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/configs/nlm_xlp_defconfig
@@ -459,7 +459,6 @@ CONFIG_NFSD=m
 CONFIG_NFSD_V3_ACL=y
 CONFIG_NFSD_V4=y
 CONFIG_CIFS=m
-CONFIG_CIFS_WEAK_PW_HASH=y
 CONFIG_CIFS_UPCALL=y
 CONFIG_CIFS_XATTR=y
 CONFIG_CIFS_POSIX=y
diff --git a/arch/mips/configs/nlm_xlr_defconfig b/arch/mips/configs/nlm_xlr_defconfig
index 60ea102783d9..11acfc173058 100644
--- a/arch/mips/configs/nlm_xlr_defconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/configs/nlm_xlr_defconfig
@@ -411,7 +411,6 @@ CONFIG_NFSD=m
 CONFIG_NFSD_V3_ACL=y
 CONFIG_NFSD_V4=y
 CONFIG_CIFS=m
-CONFIG_CIFS_WEAK_PW_HASH=y
 CONFIG_CIFS_UPCALL=y
 CONFIG_CIFS_XATTR=y
 CONFIG_CIFS_POSIX=y
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/ppc6xx_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/ppc6xx_defconfig
index 6697c5e6682f..bb549cb1c3e3 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/ppc6xx_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/ppc6xx_defconfig
@@ -1022,7 +1022,6 @@ CONFIG_NFSD=m
 CONFIG_NFSD_V3_ACL=y
 CONFIG_NFSD_V4=y
 CONFIG_CIFS=m
-CONFIG_CIFS_WEAK_PW_HASH=y
 CONFIG_CIFS_UPCALL=y
 CONFIG_CIFS_XATTR=y
 CONFIG_CIFS_POSIX=y
diff --git a/arch/sh/configs/titan_defconfig b/arch/sh/configs/titan_defconfig
index ba887f1351be..cd5c58916c65 100644
--- a/arch/sh/configs/titan_defconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/configs/titan_defconfig
@@ -242,7 +242,6 @@ CONFIG_NFSD=y
 CONFIG_NFSD_V3=y
 CONFIG_SMB_FS=m
 CONFIG_CIFS=m
-CONFIG_CIFS_WEAK_PW_HASH=y
 CONFIG_PARTITION_ADVANCED=y
 CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_437=m
 CONFIG_NLS_ASCII=m
