diff --git a/srcpkgs/texinfo/template b/srcpkgs/texinfo/template
index 8d6aeec899e..bd8821bf2a2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/texinfo/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/texinfo/template
@@ -16,13 +16,9 @@ long_desc="
  on Brian Reid's Scribe and other formatting languages of the time. It is
  used by many non-GNU projects as well."
 
-bootstrap=yes
-
 Add_dependency full gzip
 Add_dependency build ncurses-devel
-if [ -n "$BOOTSTRAP_PKG_REBUILD" ]; then
-	Add_dependency build gettext
-fi
+Add_dependency build gettext
 
 post_install() {
 	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/info/dir