diff --git a/srcpkgs/diffutils/template b/srcpkgs/diffutils/template
index 7dfc53c89d2..a4f422c7cf1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/diffutils/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/diffutils/template
@@ -14,8 +14,4 @@ long_desc="
  faster. Cmp has been moved into this package from the GNU textutils package.
  These programs are usually used for creating patch files."
 
-bootstrap=yes
-
-if [ -n "$BOOTSTRAP_PKG_REBUILD" ]; then
-	Add_dependency build gettext
-fi
+Add_dependency build gettext