diff --git a/meta/classes/autotools.bbclass b/meta/classes/autotools.bbclass
index 5ef3a89402..d7fc37566c 100644
--- a/meta/classes/autotools.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/autotools.bbclass
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-inherit base
-
 # use autotools_stage_all for native packages
 AUTOTOOLS_NATIVE_STAGE_INSTALL = "1"