diff --git a/contrib/depends/packages/eudev.mk b/contrib/depends/packages/eudev.mk
index a77b7f2ffb..0cf34faab6 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/packages/eudev.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/packages/eudev.mk
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ define $(package)_build_cmd
   $(MAKE)
 endef
 
-define $(package)_preprocess_cmds
-  cd $($(package)_build_subdir); autoreconf -f -i
-endef
-
 define $(package)_stage_cmds
   $(MAKE) DESTDIR=$($(package)_staging_dir) install
 endef
diff --git a/contrib/depends/packages/libusb.mk b/contrib/depends/packages/libusb.mk
index 53c91134c8..d6a3991d81 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/packages/libusb.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/packages/libusb.mk
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ $(package)_file_name=$(package)-$($(package)_version).tar.bz2
 $(package)_sha256_hash=ffaa41d741a8a3bee244ac8e54a72ea05bf2879663c098c82fc5757853441575
 
 define $(package)_preprocess_cmds
-  cp -f $(BASEDIR)/config.guess $(BASEDIR)/config.sub . && \
-  autoreconf -i
+  cp -f $(BASEDIR)/config.guess $(BASEDIR)/config.sub .
 endef
 
 define $(package)_set_vars
diff --git a/contrib/depends/packages/sodium.mk b/contrib/depends/packages/sodium.mk
index 35ebe0db5e..142fe94b24 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/packages/sodium.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/packages/sodium.mk
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ $(package)_config_opts=--enable-static --disable-shared
 $(package)_config_opts+=--prefix=$(host_prefix)
 endef
 
-define $(package)_preprocess_cmds
-  autoconf
-endef
-
 define $(package)_config_cmds
   $($(package)_autoconf) AR_FLAGS=$($(package)_arflags)
 endef
diff --git a/contrib/depends/packages/unbound.mk b/contrib/depends/packages/unbound.mk
index adba00f65b..435860b487 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/packages/unbound.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/packages/unbound.mk
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ define $(package)_set_vars
   $(package)_cflags_mingw32+="-D_WIN32_WINNT=0x600"
 endef
 
-define $(package)_preprocess_cmds
-  autoconf
-endef
-
 define $(package)_config_cmds
   $($(package)_autoconf) ac_cv_func_getentropy=no AR_FLAGS=$($(package)_arflags)
 endef