diff --git a/Config.in.legacy b/Config.in.legacy
index 6abd11924c..d68106d8c1 100644
--- a/Config.in.legacy
+++ b/Config.in.legacy
@@ -146,6 +146,14 @@ endif
 
 comment "Legacy options removed in 2025.11"
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_NETSURF_GTK
+	bool "gtk frontend of netsurf has been removed"
+	select BR2_LEGACY
+	help
+	  Due to the removal of libgtk2, the gtk frontend of netsurf
+	  has been removed. The gtk3 frontend can be used instead for
+	  example.
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_METACITY
 	bool "metacity has been removed"
 	select BR2_LEGACY
diff --git a/package/netsurf/Config.in b/package/netsurf/Config.in
index 394befcf28..dd37d876f6 100644
--- a/package/netsurf/Config.in
+++ b/package/netsurf/Config.in
@@ -40,12 +40,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_NETSURF_SDL
 	help
 	  Select SDL 1.2 frontend.
 
-config BR2_PACKAGE_NETSURF_GTK
-	bool "gtk2 frontend"
-	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGTK2
-	help
-	  Select GTK+ 2 frontend.
-
 config BR2_PACKAGE_NETSURF_GTK3
 	bool "gtk3 frontend"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGTK3
diff --git a/package/netsurf/netsurf.mk b/package/netsurf/netsurf.mk
index 574c1423df..383cd8ab9d 100644
--- a/package/netsurf/netsurf.mk
+++ b/package/netsurf/netsurf.mk
@@ -25,17 +25,10 @@ define NETSURF_DUKTAPE_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 endef
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_NETSURF_GTK),y)
-NETSURF_DEPENDENCIES += libgtk2
-NETSURF_FRONTEND = gtk2
-endif
-
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_NETSURF_GTK3),y)
 NETSURF_DEPENDENCIES += libgtk3
 NETSURF_FRONTEND = gtk3
-endif
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_NETSURF_GTK)$(BR2_PACKAGE_NETSURF_GTK3),y)
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBRSVG),y)
 NETSURF_DEPENDENCIES += librsvg
 define NETSURF_SVG_CONFIGURE_CMDS