diff --git a/package/collectd/collectd.mk b/package/collectd/collectd.mk
index c09edebfc9..dda15b0162 100644
--- a/package/collectd/collectd.mk
+++ b/package/collectd/collectd.mk
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ COLLECTD_CONF_ENV = ac_cv_lib_yajl_yajl_alloc=yes
 COLLECTD_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 COLLECTD_LICENSE = MIT (daemon, plugins), GPL-2.0 (plugins), LGPL-2.1 (plugins)
 COLLECTD_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
-# We're patching configure.ac
-COLLECTD_AUTORECONF = YES
 
 # These require unmet dependencies, are fringe, pointless or deprecated
 COLLECTD_PLUGINS_DISABLE = \