diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6af2c5aba8b..04c7ecabf7b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -238,12 +238,6 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([lcov],
   [use_lcov=$enableval],
   [use_lcov=no])
 
-AC_ARG_ENABLE([lcov-branch-coverage],
-  [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-lcov-branch-coverage],
-  [enable lcov testing branch coverage (default is no)])],
-  [use_lcov_branch=yes],
-  [use_lcov_branch=no])
-
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([zmq],
   [AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-zmq],
   [disable ZMQ notifications])],
@@ -821,10 +815,8 @@ if test "$use_lcov" = "yes"; then
   AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([--coverage],[CORE_CXXFLAGS="$CORE_CXXFLAGS --coverage"],
     [AC_MSG_ERROR([lcov testing requested but --coverage flag does not work])])
   CORE_CXXFLAGS="$CORE_CXXFLAGS -Og"
-fi
 
-if test "$use_lcov_branch" != "no"; then
-  AC_SUBST(LCOV_OPTS, "$LCOV_OPTS --rc lcov_branch_coverage=1")
+  AC_SUBST(LCOV_OPTS)
 fi
 
 dnl Check for endianness
diff --git a/doc/developer-notes.md b/doc/developer-notes.md
index 3458a714675..7e559624714 100644
--- a/doc/developer-notes.md
+++ b/doc/developer-notes.md
@@ -497,6 +497,10 @@ make cov
 # unit and functional tests.
 ```
 
+Additional LCOV options can be specified using `LCOV_OPTS`, but may be dependant
+on the version of LCOV. For example, when using LCOV `2.x`, branch coverage can be
+enabled by setting `LCOV_OPTS="--rc branch_coverage=1"`, when configuring.
+
 ### Performance profiling with perf
 
 Profiling is a good way to get a precise idea of where time is being spent in
diff --git a/doc/release-notes-30192.md b/doc/release-notes-30192.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2a6c17d455c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/release-notes-30192.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Build
+-----
+
+`--enable-lcov-branch-coverage` has been removed, given
+incompatibilities between lcov version 1 & 2. `LCOV_OPTS`
+should be used to set any options instead.