diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index fb18c5b52e..0ab9bf9721 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -155,8 +155,6 @@ AC_TYPE_UID_T
 dnl Support building Win32 DLLs (must appear *before* AM_PROG_LIBTOOL)
 AC_LIBTOOL_WIN32_DLL
 
-AC_HEADER_MAJOR
-
 m4_ifndef([LT_INIT], [
   AM_PROG_LIBTOOL
 ], [