diff --git a/package/python-jsonschema/Config.in b/package/python-jsonschema/Config.in
index b547f4ae1a..7002653722 100644
--- a/package/python-jsonschema/Config.in
+++ b/package/python-jsonschema/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_JSONSCHEMA
 	bool "python-jsonschema"
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_FUNCTOOLS32 if BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON # runtime
 	help
 	  An implementation of JSON Schema validation for Python.