diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b976df875810b38916072d931cb169eb586b1f3e..36a403759e8ecbab545f4bf109b3d55b61953533 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -434,9 +434,6 @@ _all: all
 
 all: config.status menuselect.makeopts cleantest depend asterisk subdirs
 
-configure:
-	-@./bootstrap.sh
-
 config.status: configure
 	@CFLAGS="" ./configure
 	@echo "****"