diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/misc/UnusedParametersCheck.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/misc/UnusedParametersCheck.cpp
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/misc/UnusedParametersCheck.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/misc/UnusedParametersCheck.cpp
@@ -154,8 +154,11 @@
     // Note: We always add a space before the '/*' to not accidentally create
     // a '*/*' for pointer types, which doesn't start a comment. clang-format
     // will clean this up afterwards.
-    MyDiag << FixItHint::CreateReplacement(
-        RemovalRange, (Twine(" /*") + Param->getName() + "*/").str());
+    if (Options.get("CommentOutUnusedParameters", true))
+      MyDiag << FixItHint::CreateReplacement(
+          RemovalRange, (Twine(" /*") + Param->getName() + "*/").str());
+    else
+      MyDiag << FixItHint::CreateReplacement(RemovalRange, "");
     return;
   }
 
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/docs/clang-tidy/checks/misc-unused-parameters.rst b/clang-tools-extra/docs/clang-tidy/checks/misc-unused-parameters.rst
--- a/clang-tools-extra/docs/clang-tidy/checks/misc-unused-parameters.rst
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/docs/clang-tidy/checks/misc-unused-parameters.rst
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
 
   void a(int  /*i*/) { /*some code that doesn't use `i`*/ }
 
+  // or if the CommentOutUnusedParameters is set to false:
+
+  void a(int ) { /*some code that doesn't use `i`*/ }
+
 .. code-block:: c++
 
   static void staticFunctionA(int i);
@@ -40,3 +44,8 @@
    constructors - no constructor initializers). When the function body is empty,
    an unused parameter is unlikely to be unnoticed by a human reader, and
    there's basically no place for a bug to hide.
+
+.. option:: misc-unused-parameters.CommentOutUnusedParameters
+
+   When `true` (default value), the suggest fix will comment out the parameter name
+   instead of removing them.
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/misc-unused-parameters-no-comment.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/misc-unused-parameters-no-comment.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/misc-unused-parameters-no-comment.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// RUN: %check_clang_tidy %s misc-unused-parameters %t -- \
+// RUN:   -config="{CheckOptions: [{key: misc-unused-parameters.CommentOutUnusedParameters, value: false}]}" --
+
+// Check that we eliminate parameters instead of commenting them out.
+class SomeClass {
+  static void f(int i) { ; }
+  // CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:21: warning
+  // CHECK-FIXES: static void f(int ) {;}
+  static void g(int i = 1) { ; }
+  // CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:21: warning
+  // CHECK-FIXES: static void g(int = 1) {;}
+  static void h(int i[]) { ; }
+  // CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:21: warning
+  // CHECK-FIXES: static void h(int []) {;}
+  static void s(void (*fn)()) { ; }
+  // CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:24: warning
+  // CHECK-FIXES: static void s(void (*)()) {;}
+};