diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index c19c2fd..5d42b29 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
            ]}.
 
 {relx, [{release, {aesophia, "8.0.0"},
-         [aesophia, aebytecode, getopt]},
+         [aesophia, aebytecode]},
 
         {dev_mode, true},
         {include_erts, false},