diff --git a/crossbeam-epoch/Cargo.toml b/crossbeam-epoch/Cargo.toml
index 333e40a4b..ebbbd7424 100644
--- a/crossbeam-epoch/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crossbeam-epoch/Cargo.toml
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ alloc = []
 # patch versions of crossbeam may make breaking changes to them at any time.
 loom = ["loom-crate", "crossbeam-utils/loom"]
 
-[build-dependencies]
-autocfg = "1"
-
 [dependencies]
 crossbeam-utils = { version = "0.8.18", path = "../crossbeam-utils", default-features = false }