diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
index 8319c462c9f0..db300e09c9ac 100644
--- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
+++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
@@ -333,3 +333,13 @@ Why:	This option was introduced just to allow older lm-sensors userspace
 	to keep working over the upgrade to 2.6.26. At the scheduled time of
 	removal fixed lm-sensors (2.x or 3.x) should be readily available.
 Who:	Rene Herman <rene.herman@gmail.com>
+
+---------------------------
+
+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.
+Why:	Over 1K .text/.data size reduction, data is available in other
+	ways (ioctls)
+Who:	Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
diff --git a/net/core/net-sysfs.c b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
index 3f7941319217..c1f4e0d428c0 100644
--- a/net/core/net-sysfs.c
+++ b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ static struct attribute_group netstat_group = {
 	.attrs  = netstat_attrs,
 };
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT
+#ifdef CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT_SYSFS
 /* helper function that does all the locking etc for wireless stats */
 static ssize_t wireless_show(struct device *d, char *buf,
 			     ssize_t (*format)(const struct iw_statistics *,
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ int netdev_register_kobject(struct net_device *net)
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
 	*groups++ = &netstat_group;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT
+#ifdef CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT_SYSFS
 	if (net->wireless_handlers && net->wireless_handlers->get_wireless_stats)
 		*groups++ = &wireless_group;
 #endif
diff --git a/net/wireless/Kconfig b/net/wireless/Kconfig
index 79270903bda6..ab015c62d561 100644
--- a/net/wireless/Kconfig
+++ b/net/wireless/Kconfig
@@ -29,3 +29,14 @@ config WIRELESS_EXT
 
 	  Say N (if you can) unless you know you need wireless
 	  extensions for external modules.
+
+config WIRELESS_EXT_SYSFS
+	bool "Wireless extensions sysfs files"
+	default y
+	depends on WIRELESS_EXT && 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 (we don't know of any).