diff --git a/include/prereq-build.mk b/include/prereq-build.mk
index bd1061bb4..6311e601b 100644
--- a/include/prereq-build.mk
+++ b/include/prereq-build.mk
@@ -122,6 +122,3 @@ $(eval $(call RequireCommand,autoconf, \
 	Please install GNU autoconf. \
 ))
 
-$(eval $(call RequireCommand,quilt, \
-	Please install quilt. \
-))