diff --git a/bfd/doc/.Sanitize b/bfd/doc/.Sanitize
index 55180a300c..f56e383531 100644
--- a/bfd/doc/.Sanitize
+++ b/bfd/doc/.Sanitize
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ Things-to-keep:
 Makefile.in
 bfd.texinfo
 bfdsumm.texi
-configure.in
 chew.c
 proto.str
 doc.str