diff --git a/srcpkgs/GConf/template b/srcpkgs/GConf/template
index 677fff7efc5..c107d556988 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/GConf/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/GConf/template
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 # Template file for 'GConf'
 pkgname=GConf
 version=3.2.6
-revision=9
+revision=10
 build_style=gnu-configure
 build_helper="gir"
 configure_args="--without-openldap --enable-gtk --enable-defaults-service
  --disable-orbit --enable-gsettings-backend --disable-static --disable-gtk-doc-html
  $(vopt_enable gir introspection)"
 conf_files="/etc/gconf/2/path"
-hostmakedepends="automake libtool pkg-config gettext-devel intltool gtk-doc
- glib-devel gobject-introspection"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool gtk-doc glib-devel gobject-introspection"
 makedepends="gtk+3-devel dbus-glib-devel polkit-devel libxml2-devel"
 depends="dconf"
 short_desc="Process-transparent configuration system"
@@ -28,10 +27,6 @@ make_dirs="/usr/share/gconf/schemas 0755 root root
 build_options="gir"
 build_options_default="gir"
 
-pre_configure() {
-	autoreconf -if
-}
-
 GConf-devel_package() {
 	depends="glib-devel dbus-devel ${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"
 	short_desc+=" - development files"