diff --git a/package/jemalloc/jemalloc.mk b/package/jemalloc/jemalloc.mk
index 2424eb54c7..1b193189b4 100644
--- a/package/jemalloc/jemalloc.mk
+++ b/package/jemalloc/jemalloc.mk
@@ -11,14 +11,5 @@ JEMALLOC_LICENSE = BSD-2-Clause
 JEMALLOC_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 JEMALLOC_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_VALGRIND),y)
-JEMALLOC_DEPENDENCIES += valgrind
-JEMALLOC_CONF_OPTS += --enable-valgrind
-else
-JEMALLOC_CONF_OPTS += --disable-valgrind
-endif
-
-HOST_JEMALLOC_CONF_OPTS += --disable-valgrind
-
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
 $(eval $(host-autotools-package))