diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 2d63c48a0b4cb9b3b6f9633a8ff8702c39f48c72..3a8e4e0a4e8e8a1f200309ac19e752ca1441563c 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -52,12 +52,6 @@ option(
   value: 'posix',
   description: 'Semaphore implementation to suspend/wakeup workers',
 )
-option(
-  'overflow_queue',
-  type: 'boolean',
-  value: true,
-  description: 'Use a overflow queue in case the primary queue is full'
-)
 option(
   'locked_mpsc_queue',
   type: 'boolean',