diff --git a/gcc/go/ChangeLog b/gcc/go/ChangeLog
index b6d1e9f9416f..070acc54b4aa 100644
--- a/gcc/go/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/go/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2016-10-10  Eric Botcazou  <ebotcazou@adacore.com>
+
+	* config-lang.in (lang_requires_boot_languages): Delete.
+
 2016-10-06  Chris Manghane  <cmang@google.com>
 
 	* go-gcc.cc (Gcc_backend::stack_allocation_expression): Clear the
diff --git a/gcc/go/config-lang.in b/gcc/go/config-lang.in
index 8e27ade2220e..3d7a3723f4a0 100644
--- a/gcc/go/config-lang.in
+++ b/gcc/go/config-lang.in
@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@ compilers="go1\$(exeext)"
 target_libs="target-libgo target-libffi target-libbacktrace"
 lang_dirs="gotools"
 
-# The Go frontend is written in C++, so we need to build the C++
-# compiler during stage 1.
-lang_requires_boot_languages=c++
-
 gtfiles="\$(srcdir)/go/go-lang.c \$(srcdir)/go/go-c.h"
 
 # Do not build by default.