diff --git a/base/util-linux-ng/util-linux-ng.conf b/base/util-linux-ng/util-linux-ng.conf
index 9e58f9664..8e3238865 100644
--- a/base/util-linux-ng/util-linux-ng.conf
+++ b/base/util-linux-ng/util-linux-ng.conf
@@ -16,6 +16,3 @@ if [ $prefix_auto = 1 ] ; then
         prefix=
         set_confopt
 fi
-
-# HACK: avoid spontaneous aclocal call
-hook_add preconf 5 'touch aclocal.m4'