diff --git a/Makefile.config.in b/Makefile.config.in
index eabf1a42..936a4f40 100644
--- a/Makefile.config.in
+++ b/Makefile.config.in
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ CXXFLAGS = @CXXFLAGS@
 LDFLAGS = @LDFLAGS@
 ENABLE_S3 = @ENABLE_S3@
 HAVE_SODIUM = @HAVE_SODIUM@
-HAVE_READLINE = @HAVE_READLINE@
 HAVE_SECCOMP = @HAVE_SECCOMP@
 LIBCURL_LIBS = @LIBCURL_LIBS@
 OPENSSL_LIBS = @OPENSSL_LIBS@