diff --git a/package/python-botocore/Config.in b/package/python-botocore/Config.in
index a552900b6c..f34d774f95 100644
--- a/package/python-botocore/Config.in
+++ b/package/python-botocore/Config.in
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_BOTOCORE
 	bool "python-botocore"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_JMESPATH # runtime
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_DOCUTILS # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_DATEUTIL # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_URLLIB3 # runtime
 	help