diff --git a/bootstrap b/bootstrap
index b00be326cdef4a50232194d77d59b87e7487614b..a0cd817b035840df51d43284fa6b27c7f0c6fa18 100755
--- a/bootstrap
+++ b/bootstrap
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ set -e
 set -x
 
 touch ChangeLog
-mkdir -p m4
 
 autoreconf -i