diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/xfs.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/xfs.txt
index 0a1668ba2600..9878f50d6ed6 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/xfs.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/xfs.txt
@@ -229,10 +229,6 @@ The following sysctls are available for the XFS filesystem:
 	ISGID bit is cleared if the irix_sgid_inherit compatibility sysctl
 	is set.
 
-  fs.xfs.restrict_chown		(Min: 0  Default: 1  Max: 1)
-  	Controls whether unprivileged users can use chown to "give away"
-	a file to another user.
-
   fs.xfs.inherit_sync		(Min: 0  Default: 1  Max: 1)
 	Setting this to "1" will cause the "sync" flag set
 	by the xfs_io(8) chattr command on a directory to be
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl_check.c b/kernel/sysctl_check.c
index c35da23ab8fb..fafeb48f27c0 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl_check.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl_check.c
@@ -730,7 +730,6 @@ static const struct trans_ctl_table trans_fs_quota_table[] = {
 };
 
 static const struct trans_ctl_table trans_fs_xfs_table[] = {
-	{ XFS_RESTRICT_CHOWN,	"restrict_chown" },
 	{ XFS_SGID_INHERIT,	"irix_sgid_inherit" },
 	{ XFS_SYMLINK_MODE,	"irix_symlink_mode" },
 	{ XFS_PANIC_MASK,	"panic_mask" },