diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/configDialog.py b/Lib/idlelib/configDialog.py
index b707fc3..267ed93 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/configDialog.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/configDialog.py
@@ -78,9 +78,10 @@
         else:
             paddingArgs={'padx':6, 'pady':3}
 
-        self.buttonHelp = Button(frameActionButtons,text='Help',
-                command=self.Help,takefocus=FALSE,
-                **paddingArgs)
+# Comment out button creation and packing until implement self.Help
+##        self.buttonHelp = Button(frameActionButtons,text='Help',
+##                command=self.Help,takefocus=FALSE,
+##                **paddingArgs)
         self.buttonOk = Button(frameActionButtons,text='Ok',
                 command=self.Ok,takefocus=FALSE,
                 **paddingArgs)
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@
         self.CreatePageHighlight()
         self.CreatePageKeys()
         self.CreatePageGeneral()
-        self.buttonHelp.pack(side=RIGHT,padx=5)
+##        self.buttonHelp.pack(side=RIGHT,padx=5)
         self.buttonOk.pack(side=LEFT,padx=5)
         self.buttonApply.pack(side=LEFT,padx=5)
         self.buttonCancel.pack(side=LEFT,padx=5)
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 9ec391a..7bfa991 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -189,6 +189,9 @@
 IDLE
 ----
 
+- Issue #17721: Remove non-functional configuration dialog help button until we
+  make it actually gives some help when clicked. Patch by Guilherme Simões.
+
 - Issue #17390: Add Python version to Idle editor window title bar.
   Original patches by Edmond Burnett and Kent Johnson.