diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/screen/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/screen/default.nix
index ccfe19bbfde7..3c50af1fe6bf 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/screen/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/screen/default.nix
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   configureFlags = [
     "--enable-telnet"
     "--enable-pam"
-    "--with-sys-screenrc=/etc/screenrc"
-    "--enable-colors256"
-    "--enable-rxvt_osc"
   ];
 
   # We need _GNU_SOURCE so that mallocmock_reset() is defined: https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?66416