diff --git a/mk/config.mk.in b/mk/config.mk.in
index 87bd4beeeb12cf5cd18dae9ec02091dd1ca761a0..6b40a67df5c45d746ad9bbc56e1b9cdbdea4cd37 100644
--- a/mk/config.mk.in
+++ b/mk/config.mk.in
@@ -676,10 +676,6 @@ HAPPY_VERSION		= @HappyVersion@
 LX			= @LxCmd@
 GREENCARD		= @GreencardCmd@
 
-ifeq "$(HAPPY)" ""
-HAPPY			= $(HAPPY_PREFIX)happy
-endif
-
 #
 # Stuff from fptools/literate
 #