diff --git a/bootstrap.conf b/bootstrap.conf
index 4c784487e2..6156fa8499 100644
--- a/bootstrap.conf
+++ b/bootstrap.conf
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 # gnulib modules used by this package.
 gnulib_modules='
 accept
-areadlink
 bind
 byteswap
 c-ctype