diff --git a/bootstrap.conf b/bootstrap.conf
index 0a8b591418..3d9243fa01 100644
--- a/bootstrap.conf
+++ b/bootstrap.conf
@@ -20,27 +20,17 @@
 gnulib_modules='
 accept
 bind
-canonicalize-lgpl
 chown
-clock-time
 close
 connect
 configmake
-dirname-lgpl
 environ
-fclose
 fcntl
 fcntl-h
-fdatasync
-fnmatch
-fsync
 getaddrinfo
-getcwd-lgpl
-gethostname
 getpass
 getpeername
 getsockname
-gettimeofday
 intprops
 ioctl
 largefile
@@ -61,23 +51,19 @@ posix-shell
 pthread_sigmask
 recv
 send
-setenv
 setsockopt
 sigaction
 sigpipe
 socket
 stat-time
 strchrnul
-strptime
 strtok_r
 sys_stat
 sys_wait
 termios
 time_r
-timegm
 ttyname_r
 uname
-unsetenv
 verify
 waitpid
 warnings