diff --git a/package/kernel/linux/modules/netsupport.mk b/package/kernel/linux/modules/netsupport.mk
index 2d574751e5..cf1de6a894 100644
--- a/package/kernel/linux/modules/netsupport.mk
+++ b/package/kernel/linux/modules/netsupport.mk
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ define KernelPackage/udptunnel4
   SUBMENU:=$(NETWORK_SUPPORT_MENU)
   TITLE:=IPv4 UDP tunneling support
   KCONFIG:=CONFIG_NET_UDP_TUNNEL
+  HIDDEN:=1
   FILES:=$(LINUX_DIR)/net/ipv4/udp_tunnel.ko
   AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoLoad,32,udp_tunnel)
 endef
@@ -161,6 +162,7 @@ define KernelPackage/udptunnel6
   TITLE:=IPv6 UDP tunneling support
   DEPENDS:=@IPV6
   KCONFIG:=CONFIG_NET_UDP_TUNNEL
+  HIDDEN:=1
   FILES:=$(LINUX_DIR)/net/ipv6/ip6_udp_tunnel.ko
   AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoLoad,32,ip6_udp_tunnel)
 endef
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.18/263-udp_tunnel_kconfig_hack.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.18/263-udp_tunnel_kconfig_hack.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index e8fb296698..0000000000
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.18/263-udp_tunnel_kconfig_hack.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- a/net/ipv4/Kconfig
-+++ b/net/ipv4/Kconfig
-@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ config NET_IPVTI
- 	  on top.
- 
- config NET_UDP_TUNNEL
--	tristate
-+	tristate "IP: UDP tunnel"
- 	select NET_IP_TUNNEL
- 	default n
- 
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-4.1/263-udp_tunnel_kconfig_hack.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-4.1/263-udp_tunnel_kconfig_hack.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index e8fb296698..0000000000
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-4.1/263-udp_tunnel_kconfig_hack.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- a/net/ipv4/Kconfig
-+++ b/net/ipv4/Kconfig
-@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ config NET_IPVTI
- 	  on top.
- 
- config NET_UDP_TUNNEL
--	tristate
-+	tristate "IP: UDP tunnel"
- 	select NET_IP_TUNNEL
- 	default n
- 
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-4.4/263-udp_tunnel_kconfig_hack.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-4.4/263-udp_tunnel_kconfig_hack.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index e8fb296698..0000000000
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-4.4/263-udp_tunnel_kconfig_hack.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- a/net/ipv4/Kconfig
-+++ b/net/ipv4/Kconfig
-@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ config NET_IPVTI
- 	  on top.
- 
- config NET_UDP_TUNNEL
--	tristate
-+	tristate "IP: UDP tunnel"
- 	select NET_IP_TUNNEL
- 	default n
-