diff --git a/debian/bin/gencontrol.py b/debian/bin/gencontrol.py
index 1ce6141b3..2f2bbe499 100755
--- a/debian/bin/gencontrol.py
+++ b/debian/bin/gencontrol.py
@@ -207,10 +207,6 @@ class Gencontrol(Base):
         else:
             makeflags['DO_LIBC'] = False
 
-        if not self.config.merge('packages').get('tools', True):
-            makeflags['DO_TOOLS'] = False
-
-
         merge_packages(packages, packages_headers_arch, arch)
 
         cmds_build_arch = ["$(MAKE) -f debian/rules.real build-arch-arch %s" % makeflags]