diff --git a/live-build/auto/config b/live-build/auto/config
index 99b2a4e4..801d3d0f 100755
--- a/live-build/auto/config
+++ b/live-build/auto/config
@@ -1257,11 +1257,6 @@ esac
 case $SUBPROJECT in
 	buildd)
 		cp -af /usr/share/livecd-rootfs/live-build/buildd/* config/
-
-		# Disable merged /usr to avoid building packages with
-		# hardcoded paths that assume it.
-		echo 'DEBOOTSTRAP_OPTIONS="$DEBOOTSTRAP_OPTIONS --no-merged-usr"' \
-			>> config/common
 		;;
 esac