diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/bootstrap/status.py b/lib/spack/spack/bootstrap/status.py
index 27d1366dcea..1626fe81158 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/bootstrap/status.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/bootstrap/status.py
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ def _missing(name: str, purpose: str, system_only: bool = True) -> str:
 
 def _core_requirements() -> List[RequiredResponseType]:
     _core_system_exes = {
-        "make": _missing("make", "required to build software from sources"),
         "patch": _missing("patch", "required to patch source code before building"),
         "tar": _missing("tar", "required to manage code archives"),
         "gzip": _missing("gzip", "required to compress/decompress code archives"),