diff --git a/.github/workflows/autotools.yml b/.github/workflows/autotools.yml
index 142ffde7d..0336427bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/autotools.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/autotools.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: install dependencies
-      run: sudo apt-get install build-essential autoconf autoheader
+      run: sudo apt-get install build-essential autoconf
     - name: Remove configure revision
       run: find . -name configure -exec sed -i 's/From configure.ac (.*)//' {} \;
     - name: Stage revision removal