diff --git a/Config.in b/Config.in
index b82a11b3bd..f2d4a5010e 100644
--- a/Config.in
+++ b/Config.in
@@ -327,8 +327,6 @@ config BR2_HAVE_DEVFILES
 	  Install headers and static libraries in the
 	  target filesystem
 
-source package/gnuconfig/Config.in
-
 endmenu
 
 source "toolchain/Config.in"
diff --git a/package/Makefile.autotools.in b/package/Makefile.autotools.in
index a8dd0511ff..a4be8c8b32 100644
--- a/package/Makefile.autotools.in
+++ b/package/Makefile.autotools.in
@@ -128,9 +128,7 @@ define UPDATE_CONFIG_HOOK
 	done
 endef
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_UPDATE_CONFIG),y)
 $(2)_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += UPDATE_CONFIG_HOOK
-endif
 
 #
 # Hook to patch libtool to make it work properly for cross-compilation
diff --git a/package/gnuconfig/Config.in b/package/gnuconfig/Config.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 5ac0bb3ffd..0000000000
--- a/package/gnuconfig/Config.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-config BR2_UPDATE_CONFIG
-	bool "update config.sub and config.guess"
-	default y
-	help
-		This just exists to easily update the config.sub / config.guess
-		files in packages to the latest version (since many bundled ones
-		don't support the latest possible targets)
-