diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1f0993df..764734be 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ dnl shadow now uses the libc's shadow implementation
 AC_CHECK_HEADER([shadow.h],,[AC_MSG_ERROR([You need a libc with shadow.h])])
 
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS(arc4random_buf l64a fchmod fchown fsync futimes \
-	getentropy getrandom getspnam gettimeofday getusershell \
+	getentropy getrandom getspnam getusershell \
 	getutent initgroups lchown lckpwdf lstat lutimes \
 	setgroups sigaction updwtmp updwtmpx innetgr getpwnam_r \
 	getpwuid_r getgrnam_r getgrgid_r getspnam_r getaddrinfo ruserok \