diff --git a/package/python-flask/Config.in b/package/python-flask/Config.in
index 72fcb61999..556afab6d2 100644
--- a/package/python-flask/Config.in
+++ b/package/python-flask/Config.in
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_FLASK
 	bool "python-flask"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_CLICK # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_JINJA2 # runtime
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_LXML # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_WERKZEUG # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_ITSDANGEROUS # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS # runtime