diff --git a/conf/distro/include/angstrom-2010-preferred-versions.inc b/conf/distro/include/angstrom-2010-preferred-versions.inc
index f407ff8..32af4b1 100644
--- a/conf/distro/include/angstrom-2010-preferred-versions.inc
+++ b/conf/distro/include/angstrom-2010-preferred-versions.inc
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ PREFERRED_VERSION_openssl = "1.0.0%"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_openssl-native = "1.0.0%"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_pango 	= "1.29.4"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_pango-native     = "1.29.4"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_perl = "5.12.3"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_perl-native = "5.12.3"
 #PREFERRED_VERSION_pixman	= "0.13.2"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_pkgconfig	= "0.25"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_pkgconfig-native = "0.25"