diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 7185fcaa..eb27d6a7 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
 AM_PROG_CC_C_O
 
 AC_FUNC_ERROR_AT_LINE
-AC_FUNC_ALLOCA
 AC_SYS_LARGEFILE
 
 ifdef([AC_FUNC_STRTOD],[AC_FUNC_STRTOD],[AM_FUNC_STRTOD])