diff --git a/meta-oe/conf/layer.conf b/meta-oe/conf/layer.conf
index 3896ff7f06..d84bd09d31 100644
--- a/meta-oe/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/meta-oe/conf/layer.conf
@@ -75,5 +75,3 @@ SIGGEN_EXCLUDE_SAFE_RECIPE_DEPS += " \
   source-han-sans-kr-fonts->fontconfig \
   source-han-sans-tw-fonts->fontconfig \
 "
-
-HOSTTOOLS += "id"