diff --git a/sys/x86/conf/NOTES b/sys/x86/conf/NOTES
--- a/sys/x86/conf/NOTES
+++ b/sys/x86/conf/NOTES
@@ -2,12 +2,6 @@
 
 # Common NOTES between i386 and amd64
 
-#
-# Enable the kernel DTrace hooks which are required to load the DTrace
-# kernel modules.
-#
-options 	KDTRACE_HOOKS
-
 # DTrace core
 # NOTE: introduces CDDL-licensed components into the kernel
 #device		dtrace