diff --git a/package/erlang/Config.in b/package/erlang/Config.in
index 1cd93ca955..96af5516fd 100644
--- a/package/erlang/Config.in
+++ b/package/erlang/Config.in
@@ -27,16 +27,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_ERLANG
 
 if BR2_PACKAGE_ERLANG
 
-config BR2_PACKAGE_ERLANG_SMP
-	bool "enable SMP support"
-	help
-	  Erlang provides both a UP and an SMP emulator. The UP
-	  emulator is always built, and this option enables
-	  compilation of the SMP emulator. The choice of which
-	  emulator to use is made at runtime. If you do not need SMP
-	  support, turning this option off reduces compile time and
-	  the size of the Erlang installation.
-
 config BR2_PACKAGE_ERLANG_MEGACO
 	bool "install megaco application"
 	help
diff --git a/package/erlang/erlang.mk b/package/erlang/erlang.mk
index 733c1d5786..5705b98d8e 100644
--- a/package/erlang/erlang.mk
+++ b/package/erlang/erlang.mk
@@ -74,10 +74,6 @@ ERLANG_CONF_OPTS += --enable-shared-zlib
 ERLANG_DEPENDENCIES += zlib
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ERLANG_SMP),)
-ERLANG_CONF_OPTS += --disable-smp-support
-endif
-
 # Remove source, example, gs and wx files from staging and target.
 ERLANG_REMOVE_PACKAGES = gs wx