diff --git a/drivers/syslog/Kconfig b/drivers/syslog/Kconfig
index cbe3a60fafe..b79fdd3106e 100644
--- a/drivers/syslog/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/syslog/Kconfig
@@ -111,12 +111,6 @@ config SYSLOG_TIMESTAMP_REALTIME
 		CLOCK_MONOTONIC, if enabled, will be used or the system timer
 		is not.
 
-config SYSLOG_PROCESSID
-	bool "Prepend Process ID to syslog message"
-	default n
-	---help---
-		Prepend Process ID to syslog message.
-
 config SYSLOG_PREFIX
 	bool "Prepend prefix to syslog message"
 	default n
diff --git a/drivers/syslog/vsyslog.c b/drivers/syslog/vsyslog.c
index 2b04ff6aab2..e6cf91716c5 100644
--- a/drivers/syslog/vsyslog.c
+++ b/drivers/syslog/vsyslog.c
@@ -138,12 +138,6 @@ int nx_vsyslog(int priority, FAR const IPTR char *fmt, FAR va_list *ap)
   ret = 0;
 #endif
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_SYSLOG_PROCESSID)
-  /* Pre-pend the Process ID */
-
-  ret += lib_sprintf(&stream.public, "[%2d] ", (int)getpid());
-#endif
-
 #if defined(CONFIG_SYSLOG_PREFIX)
   /* Pre-pend the prefix, if available */