diff --git a/mac/gramps.modules b/mac/gramps.modules
index 224ca43b3..48165c024 100644
--- a/mac/gramps.modules
+++ b/mac/gramps.modules
@@ -151,13 +151,7 @@ gtk-mac-bundler gtk-osx-build/projects/gramps/gramps.bundle
     <branch module="Imaging-1.1.7.tar.gz" version="1.1.7" repo="pythonware"/>
   </distutils>
 
-  <autotools id='icu' autogen-sh='source/configure'
-	     makeargs='CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -DU_CHARSET_IS_UTF8=1 -DU_USING_ICU_NAMESPACE=0"'>
-    <branch repo='icu' version='52.1' checkoutdir='icu'
-	    module='icu4c/50.1.2/icu4c-52_1-src.tgz'/>
-  </autotools>
-
-  <distutils id='pyicu'>
+ <distutils id='pyicu'>
     <branch version='1.5' repo='pymodules'
 	    module='P/PyICU/PyICU-1.5.tar.gz'/>
     <dependencies>