diff --git a/package/freeradius-server/freeradius-server.mk b/package/freeradius-server/freeradius-server.mk
index 9bb5c3606a..bb3aaa1177 100644
--- a/package/freeradius-server/freeradius-server.mk
+++ b/package/freeradius-server/freeradius-server.mk
@@ -215,13 +215,6 @@ FREERADIUS_SERVER_CONF_OPTS += \
 	--without-rlm_eap_pwd
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PCRE),y)
-FREERADIUS_SERVER_CONF_OPTS += --with-pcre
-FREERADIUS_SERVER_DEPENDENCIES += pcre
-else
-FREERADIUS_SERVER_CONF_OPTS += --without-pcre
-endif
-
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_RUBY),y)
 FREERADIUS_SERVER_CONF_OPTS += --with-rlm_ruby
 FREERADIUS_SERVER_DEPENDENCIES += ruby