diff --git a/srcpkgs/bzip2/template b/srcpkgs/bzip2/template
index 3bae02127b0..d9074edaf39 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/bzip2/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/bzip2/template
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ long_desc="
  The archive file format of bzip2 (.bz2) is incompatible with that of its
  predecessor, bzip (.bz)."
 
-bootstrap=yes
 subpackages="bzip2-devel"
 
 do_build() {