diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 20a429ad17..5f0ac40a8d 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -898,8 +898,6 @@ AC_CHECK_HEADERS(	\
 dnl ----------------------------------------------------------------
 dnl Checks for libraries
 
-AC_CHECK_FUNC(dlopen, :, [AC_CHECK_LIB(dl, dlopen)])
-
 dnl HP-UX requires -lV3
 dnl this is not needed on newer versions of HP-UX
 AC_CHECK_LIB(V3, sigset)