diff --git a/test/erl/Makefile.am b/test/erl/Makefile.am
index b489d8e..be8b4f5 100644
--- a/test/erl/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/erl/Makefile.am
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #
 
 THRIFT = $(top_builddir)/compiler/cpp/thrift
-REBAR = $(top_srcdir)/lib/erl/rebar
 
 THRIFT_FILES = $(wildcard ../*.thrift)