diff --git a/bootstrap.conf b/bootstrap.conf
index 6156fa8499..1d80640c0a 100644
--- a/bootstrap.conf
+++ b/bootstrap.conf
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 gnulib_modules='
 accept
 bind
-byteswap
 c-ctype
 c-strcase
 c-strcasestr