diff --git a/srcpkgs/m4/template b/srcpkgs/m4/template
index adc7cb7068..f351808109 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/m4/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/m4/template
@@ -15,9 +15,3 @@ long_desc="
  macros). m4 also has builtin functions for including files, running
  shell commands, doing arithmetic, etc. Autoconf needs GNU m4 for
  generating configure scripts, but not for running them."
-
-bootstrap=yes
-
-if [ -n "$BOOTSTRAP_PKG_REBUILD" ]; then
-	Add_dependency build gettext
-fi