diff --git a/mk/config.mk.in b/mk/config.mk.in
index 6c41708003a94423f8e6723af123d343ed66e7af..5d452cc8ec1b6cc7cf59aa2cbbd13b059c6cded7 100644
--- a/mk/config.mk.in
+++ b/mk/config.mk.in
@@ -169,9 +169,6 @@ GhcProjectPatchLevel   = 0
 
 WithGhcHc = ghc-2.10
 
-# Unused, we think
-# WithGhcHcType=HC_GLASGOW_GHC
-
 # Extra ways in which to build the compiler (for example, you might want to
 # build a profiled compiler so you can see where it spends its time)
 GhcCompilerWays=