diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/hardened-config.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/hardened-config.nix
index 589dc50892a..68a15291747 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/hardened-config.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/hardened-config.nix
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ assert (versionAtLeast version "4.9");
   # Report BUG() conditions and kill the offending process.
   BUG = yes;
 
-  BUG_ON_DATA_CORRUPTION = whenAtLeast "4.10" yes;
-
   # Safer page access permissions (wrt. code injection).  Default on >=4.11.
   DEBUG_RODATA          = whenOlder "4.11" yes;
   DEBUG_SET_MODULE_RONX = whenOlder "4.11" yes;