diff --git a/sys-devel/autoconf/metadata.xml b/sys-devel/autoconf/metadata.xml
index 255c774cea307..56c1244130576 100644
--- a/sys-devel/autoconf/metadata.xml
+++ b/sys-devel/autoconf/metadata.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,4 @@
 	<email>base-system@gentoo.org</email>
 	<name>Gentoo Base System</name>
 </maintainer>
-<use>
-	<flag name="multislot">Allow for multiple versions to be installed at once</flag>
-</use>
 </pkgmetadata>