diff --git a/config.mak.uname b/config.mak.uname
index 174703b67c..11af5984cd 100644
--- a/config.mak.uname
+++ b/config.mak.uname
@@ -481,7 +481,6 @@ 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