diff --git a/package/multimedia/gst-plugins-ugly/Config.in b/package/multimedia/gst-plugins-ugly/Config.in
index 9f738cf175..e20426f1b8 100644
--- a/package/multimedia/gst-plugins-ugly/Config.in
+++ b/package/multimedia/gst-plugins-ugly/Config.in
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_GST_PLUGINS_UGLY_PLUGIN_SYNAESTHESIA
 
 comment "plugins with external dependencies (there may be more available)"
 
-config BR2_PACKAGE_GST_PLUGINS_UGLY_PLUGIN_ID3TAG
-	bool "id3tag"
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBID3TAG
-
 config BR2_PACKAGE_GST_PLUGINS_UGLY_PLUGIN_MAD
 	bool "mad (*.mp3 audio)"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_GST_PLUGINS_UGLY_PLUGIN_ID3TAG
diff --git a/package/multimedia/gst-plugins-ugly/gst-plugins-ugly.mk b/package/multimedia/gst-plugins-ugly/gst-plugins-ugly.mk
index a173df1943..da214a194a 100644
--- a/package/multimedia/gst-plugins-ugly/gst-plugins-ugly.mk
+++ b/package/multimedia/gst-plugins-ugly/gst-plugins-ugly.mk
@@ -60,13 +60,6 @@ else
 GST_PLUGINS_UGLY_CONF_OPT += --disable-synaesthesia
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GST_PLUGINS_UGLY_PLUGIN_ID3TAG),y)
-GST_PLUGINS_UGLY_CONF_OPT += --enable-id3tag
-GST_PLUGINS_UGLY_DEPENDENCIES += libid3tag
-else
-GST_PLUGINS_UGLY_CONF_OPT += --disable-id3tag
-endif
-
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GST_PLUGINS_UGLY_PLUGIN_MAD),y)
 GST_PLUGINS_UGLY_CONF_OPT += --enable-mad
 GST_PLUGINS_UGLY_DEPENDENCIES += libmad