diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
index 3d849122b5b1..33f7327d0451 100644
--- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
+++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
@@ -263,8 +263,7 @@ Who:	Ravikiran Thirumalai <kiran@scalex86.org>
 
 What:	Code that is now under CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT_SYSFS
 	(in net/core/net-sysfs.c)
-When:	After the only user (hal) has seen a release with the patches
-	for enough time, probably some time in 2010.
+When:	3.5
 Why:	Over 1K .text/.data size reduction, data is available in other
 	ways (ioctls)
 Who:	Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
diff --git a/net/wireless/Kconfig b/net/wireless/Kconfig
index 1f1ef70f34f2..2e4444fedbe0 100644
--- a/net/wireless/Kconfig
+++ b/net/wireless/Kconfig
@@ -121,15 +121,16 @@ config CFG80211_WEXT
 
 config WIRELESS_EXT_SYSFS
 	bool "Wireless extensions sysfs files"
-	default y
 	depends on WEXT_CORE && SYSFS
 	help
 	  This option enables the deprecated wireless statistics
 	  files in /sys/class/net/*/wireless/. The same information
 	  is available via the ioctls as well.
 
-	  Say Y if you have programs using it, like old versions of
-	  hal.
+	  Say N. If you know you have ancient tools requiring it,
+	  like very old versions of hal (prior to 0.5.12 release),
+	  say Y and update the tools as soon as possible as this
+	  option will be removed soon.
 
 config LIB80211
 	tristate "Common routines for IEEE802.11 drivers"