diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 923208f1..fe4c87e3 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ GETTEXT_PACKAGE=AC_PACKAGE_TARNAME
 AC_SUBST(GETTEXT_PACKAGE)
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(GETTEXT_PACKAGE,"$GETTEXT_PACKAGE", [GETTEXT package name])
 
-AM_GLIB_GNU_GETTEXT
-
 ## don't rerun to this point if we abort
 AC_CACHE_SAVE