diff --git a/srcpkgs/geany/template b/srcpkgs/geany/template
index be726f7817a..aee031b2641 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/geany/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/geany/template
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ version=1.38
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-vte --enable-gtk3"
-hostmakedepends="automake gettext-devel glib-devel libtool pkg-config intltool
- python3"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config libtool intltool"
 makedepends="gtk+3-devel"
 depends="hicolor-icon-theme desktop-file-utils"
 short_desc="Fast and lightweight IDE"
@@ -17,10 +16,6 @@ distfiles="https://download.${pkgname}.org/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
 checksum=abff176e4d48bea35ee53037c49c82f90b6d4c23e69aed6e4a5ca8ccd3aad546
 python_version=3
 
-pre_configure() {
-	autoreconf -fi
-}
-
 geany-devel_package() {
 	depends="libglib-devel gtk+3-devel ${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"
 	short_desc+=" - Development files"