diff --git a/package/omniorb/omniorb.mk b/package/omniorb/omniorb.mk
index ef4faec6d2..98bae20a71 100644
--- a/package/omniorb/omniorb.mk
+++ b/package/omniorb/omniorb.mk
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ OMNIORB_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING COPYING.LIB
 OMNIORB_DEPENDENCIES = host-omniorb
 HOST_OMNIORB_DEPENDENCIES = host-python
 
-# 0001-uclinux-is-also-linux.patch touches configure.ac
-OMNIORB_AUTORECONF = YES
-
 # omniorb is not python3 friendly, so force the python interpreter
 OMNIORB_CONF_OPTS = ac_cv_path_PYTHON=$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/python2
 HOST_OMNIORB_CONF_OPTS = ac_cv_path_PYTHON=$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/python2