1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/modules.nix b/lib/modules.nix
index c3c903c1dfa..629e7fb13fe 100644
--- a/lib/modules.nix
+++ b/lib/modules.nix
@@ -591,6 +591,7 @@ rec {
     { options, ... }:
     { options = setAttrByPath optionName (mkOption {
         visible = false;
+        apply = x: throw "The option `${showOption optionName}' can no longer be used since it's been removed. ${replacementInstructions}";
       });
       config.warnings =
         let opt = getAttrFromPath optionName options; in