diff --git a/config.mak.uname b/config.mak.uname
index d78fd3df5b..928d517791 100644
--- a/config.mak.uname
+++ b/config.mak.uname
@@ -480,7 +480,6 @@ ifneq (,$(findstring MINGW,$(uname_S)))
 	NO_FNMATCH = YesPlease
 	NO_MEMMEM = YesPlease
 	NEEDS_LIBICONV = YesPlease
-	OLD_ICONV = YesPlease
 	NO_STRTOUMAX = YesPlease
 	NO_MKDTEMP = YesPlease
 	NO_MKSTEMPS = YesPlease