diff --git a/srcpkgs/faac/template b/srcpkgs/faac/template
index a9c5b53a909..9d1daa07ce2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/faac/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/faac/template
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ license="LGPL-2"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/faac/faac-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=a9c36c49d6956eb78d062768927a87014dbb04573d7ce38e50a65a4772fc8016
 
-pre_configure() {
-	./bootstrap
-}
-
 faac-devel_package() {
 	depends="${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"
 	short_desc+=" - development files"