diff --git a/srcpkgs/portaudio/template b/srcpkgs/portaudio/template
index 7032f8da9d4..68ce32b934e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/portaudio/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/portaudio/template
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ revision=6
 wrksrc=portaudio
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-cxx --with-jack $(vopt_enable sndio)"
-hostmakedepends="automake libtool pkg-config"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="alsa-lib-devel jack-devel $(vopt_if sndio sndio-devel)"
 short_desc="Portable cross-platform audio I/O library"
 maintainer="Érico Nogueira <ericonr@disroot.org>"
@@ -19,18 +19,6 @@ disable_parallel_build=yes
 build_options="sndio"
 build_options_default=""
 
-pre_configure() {
-	# depcomp is required when building the bindings/cpp extension
-	# but will be removed by autoreconf + libtool >= 2.4.6
-	# Protect it from removal
-	mv depcomp{,~}
-
-	autoreconf -fi
-
-	# Restore depcomp
-	mv depcomp{~,}
-}
-
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE.txt
 }