diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index f7a610af3b..e84bcf2696 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -462,7 +462,6 @@ endif
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 sed = find_program('sed')
-grep = find_program('grep')
 awk = find_program('awk')
 m4 = find_program('m4')
 stat = find_program('stat')