diff --git a/Config.in.legacy b/Config.in.legacy
index 3a7c49e339..631b31689b 100644
--- a/Config.in.legacy
+++ b/Config.in.legacy
@@ -146,6 +146,12 @@ endif
 
 comment "Legacy options removed in 2022.11"
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_GPSD_OLDSTYLE
+	bool "gpsd oldstyle removed"
+	select BR2_LEGACY
+	help
+	  gpsd oldstyle option has been removed by upstream in 2015.
+
 config BR2_GDB_VERSION_9_2
 	bool "gdb 9.2 removed"
 	help
diff --git a/package/gpsd/Config.in b/package/gpsd/Config.in
index b66d0952dd..126a907aa2 100644
--- a/package/gpsd/Config.in
+++ b/package/gpsd/Config.in
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ comment "Features"
 config BR2_PACKAGE_GPSD_CLIENT_DEBUG
 	bool "client debugging support"
 
-config BR2_PACKAGE_GPSD_OLDSTYLE
-	bool "oldstyle (pre-JSON) protocol support"
-
 config BR2_PACKAGE_GPSD_PROFILING
 	bool "profiling support"
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC
diff --git a/package/gpsd/gpsd.mk b/package/gpsd/gpsd.mk
index 4388b7e24d..dec2371f68 100644
--- a/package/gpsd/gpsd.mk
+++ b/package/gpsd/gpsd.mk
@@ -168,9 +168,6 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GPSD_SQUELCH),y)
 GPSD_SCONS_OPTS += squelch=yes
 endif
-ifneq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GPSD_OLDSTYLE),y)
-GPSD_SCONS_OPTS += oldstyle=no
-endif
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GPSD_PROFILING),y)
 GPSD_SCONS_OPTS += profiling=yes
 endif