diff --git a/sysdeps/generic/unsecvars.h b/sysdeps/generic/unsecvars.h
index 81397fb90b..8278c50a84 100644
--- a/sysdeps/generic/unsecvars.h
+++ b/sysdeps/generic/unsecvars.h
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #define UNSECURE_ENVVARS \
   "GCONV_PATH\0"							      \
   "GETCONF_DIR\0"							      \
-  "GLIBC_TUNABLES\0"							      \
   "HOSTALIASES\0"							      \
   "LD_AUDIT\0"								      \
   "LD_DEBUG\0"								      \