diff --git a/xbps-src b/xbps-src
index 2ba55e35361..22361276291 100755
--- a/xbps-src
+++ b/xbps-src
@@ -534,7 +534,6 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET" in
         ;;
     bootstrap-update)
         if [ -n "$CHROOT_READY" -a -z "$IN_CHROOT" ]; then
-            chroot_handler remove-autodeps
             chroot_handler ${XBPS_TARGET} dummy
         else
             pkgver=xbps-src