diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/grsecurity-nixos-config.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/grsecurity-nixos-config.nix
index 895c0ec42ef8..ed8942b10669 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/grsecurity-nixos-config.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/grsecurity-nixos-config.nix
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ PAX_XATTR_PAX_FLAGS y
 PAX_EI_PAX n
 
 PAX_INITIFY y
-# initify is a fairly recent feature, enable verbose mode to aid in debugging
-PAX_INITIFY_VERBOSE y
 
 # The bts instrumentation method is compatible with binary only modules.
 #