diff --git a/Config.in.legacy b/Config.in.legacy
index 501581c6fc..3e043d4f41 100644
--- a/Config.in.legacy
+++ b/Config.in.legacy
@@ -145,6 +145,14 @@ endif
 ###############################################################################
 comment "Legacy options removed in 2017.05"
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_NODEJS_MODULES_COFFEESCRIPT
+	bool "CoffeeScript option has been removed"
+	select BR2_LEGACY
+	help
+	  The option to enable NodeJS CoffeeScript has been removed.
+	  To continue using it, add "coffee-script" to
+	  BR2_PACKAGE_NODEJS_MODULES_ADDITIONAL.
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_NODEJS_MODULES_EXPRESS
 	bool "Express web application framework option has been removed"
 	select BR2_LEGACY
diff --git a/package/nodejs/Config.in b/package/nodejs/Config.in
index d5034cca4d..3022f9c63a 100644
--- a/package/nodejs/Config.in
+++ b/package/nodejs/Config.in
@@ -44,13 +44,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_NODEJS_NPM
 
 	  Note that NPM is always built for the buildroot host.
 
-config BR2_PACKAGE_NODEJS_MODULES_COFFEESCRIPT
-	bool "CoffeeScript"
-	help
-	  CoffeeScript is a little language that compiles into JavaScript.
-
-	  http://www.coffeescript.org
-
 config BR2_PACKAGE_NODEJS_MODULES_ADDITIONAL
 	string "Additional modules"
 	help
diff --git a/package/nodejs/nodejs.mk b/package/nodejs/nodejs.mk
index ba6ee4e743..84f0e2e031 100644
--- a/package/nodejs/nodejs.mk
+++ b/package/nodejs/nodejs.mk
@@ -139,11 +139,9 @@ define NODEJS_BUILD_CMDS
 endef
 
 #
-# Build the list of modules to install based on the booleans for
-# popular modules, as well as the "additional modules" list.
+# Build the list of modules to install.
 #
 NODEJS_MODULES_LIST= $(call qstrip,\
-	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_NODEJS_MODULES_COFFEESCRIPT),coffee-script) \
 	$(BR2_PACKAGE_NODEJS_MODULES_ADDITIONAL))
 
 # Define NPM for other packages to use