diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index cbbf3179a..473713e01 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -189,20 +189,6 @@ int test() {
         return a;
 }
 ], [CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -D__EXTENSIONS__"])
-AC_CHECK_DECLS([isascii, getopt, srandom, ctime_r, gai_strerror],, [echo "Cannot set compile environment; pass defines in CFLAGS=-D... ./configure"; exit 1], [
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <sys/time.h>
-#ifdef HAVE_TIME_H
-#include <time.h>
-#endif
-#include <netdb.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#ifdef HAVE_GETOPT_H
-#include <getopt.h>
-#endif
-#include <stdbool.h>
-#include <ctype.h>
-])
 
 # for Sun studio 11.
 CHECK_COMPILER_FLAG(xO4, [CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -xO4"])
diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index 11596df94..fe1cd2ae4 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 16 February 2007: Wouter
 	- Updated testbed script, works better by using make on remote end.
+	- removed check decls, we can compile without them.
 
 15 February 2007: Wouter
 	- port to FreeBSD 4.11 Dec Alpha. Also works on Solaris 10 sparc64,