diff --git a/meson.options b/meson.options
index b5eef44b..9aa1c92c 100644
--- a/meson.options
+++ b/meson.options
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ option(
     type: 'array',
     description: 'sanity check module dependencies',
     value: ['setuptools_scm', 'piptools', 'setuptools', 'ninja', 'mesonbuild'],
-    yield: true,
 )
 
 option(