diff --git a/Config.in.legacy b/Config.in.legacy
index 746b80a8d0..59e3f84bdc 100644
--- a/Config.in.legacy
+++ b/Config.in.legacy
@@ -142,6 +142,18 @@ comment "build, or run, in unpredictable ways.               "
 comment "----------------------------------------------------"
 endif
 
+###############################################################################
+comment "Legacy options removed in 2016.11"
+
+config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_LOCAL
+	bool "Linux kernel local directory option removed"
+	help
+	  The option to select a local directory as the source of the Linux
+	  kernel has been removed. It hurts reproducibility of builds.
+
+	  In case you were using this option during development of your
+	  Linux kernel, use the override mechanism instead.
+
 ###############################################################################
 comment "Legacy options removed in 2016.08"
 
diff --git a/linux/Config.in b/linux/Config.in
index e02d138bcf..ebcafcc0ee 100644
--- a/linux/Config.in
+++ b/linux/Config.in
@@ -69,12 +69,6 @@ config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_SVN
 	  This option allows Buildroot to get the Linux kernel source
 	  code from a Subversion repository.
 
-config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_LOCAL
-	bool "Local directory"
-	help
-	  This option allows Buildroot to get the Linux kernel source
-	  code from a local directory.
-
 endchoice
 
 config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE
@@ -102,12 +96,6 @@ config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_REPO_VERSION
 
 endif
 
-config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_LOCAL_PATH
-	string "Path to the local directory"
-	depends on BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_LOCAL
-	help
-	  Path to the local directory with the Linux kernel source code.
-
 config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION
 	string
 	default "4.7" if BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_LATEST_VERSION
@@ -116,7 +104,6 @@ config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION
 	default "custom" if BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_TARBALL
 	default BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_REPO_VERSION \
 		if BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_GIT || BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_HG || BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_SVN
-	default "custom" if BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_LOCAL
 
 #
 # Patch selection
diff --git a/linux/linux.mk b/linux/linux.mk
index fb844ef7a8..6e41a920a1 100644
--- a/linux/linux.mk
+++ b/linux/linux.mk
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@ LINUX_TARBALL = $(call qstrip,$(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_TARBALL_LOCATION))
 LINUX_SITE = $(patsubst %/,%,$(dir $(LINUX_TARBALL)))
 LINUX_SOURCE = $(notdir $(LINUX_TARBALL))
 BR_NO_CHECK_HASH_FOR += $(LINUX_SOURCE)
-else ifeq ($(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_LOCAL),y)
-LINUX_SITE = $(call qstrip,$(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_LOCAL_PATH))
-LINUX_SITE_METHOD = local
 else ifeq ($(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_GIT),y)
 LINUX_SITE = $(call qstrip,$(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_REPO_URL))
 LINUX_SITE_METHOD = git