diff --git a/srcpkgs/fprint_demo/template b/srcpkgs/fprint_demo/template
index 0716fe096fa..d304365e37e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/fprint_demo/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/fprint_demo/template
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ pkgname=fprint_demo
 version=0.4
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
-configure_args=""
 hostmakedepends="autoconf automake pkg-config"
 makedepends="gtk+-devel libfprint-devel"
 depends="desktop-file-utils hicolor-icon-theme"