diff --git a/buildtools/testwaf.sh b/buildtools/testwaf.sh
index d08ea835e79..8b65af2c10a 100755
--- a/buildtools/testwaf.sh
+++ b/buildtools/testwaf.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 
 set -e
 set -x
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ for d in $tests; do
     pushd $d
     rm -rf bin
     type waf
-    ./autogen-waf.sh
     waf dist
     ./configure -C --enable-developer --prefix=$PREFIX
     time make