diff --git a/package/gettext/gettext.mk b/package/gettext/gettext.mk
index 146d40e13b..a86e26f69e 100644
--- a/package/gettext/gettext.mk
+++ b/package/gettext/gettext.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,5 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-GETTEXTIZE = $(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) AUTOM4TE=$(HOST_DIR)/bin/autom4te $(HOST_DIR)/bin/gettextize -f
-
 $(eval $(virtual-package))
 $(eval $(host-virtual-package))