diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 79ba3c7e..051b1747 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ AC_PROG_INSTALL
 AC_PROG_LN_S
 PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG
 AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
-AC_PROG_RANLIB
 
 # Checks for header files.
 AC_HEADER_MAJOR