diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 4e83ea7..00057bd 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ have_cxx=yes
 AC_PROG_CXX(,have_cxx=no)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(WITH_CXX, test "x$have_cxx" = "xyes")
 
-AC_PATH_PROG(PKG_CONFIG, pkg-config, no)
-
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(ENCHANT, [glib-2.0 >= 2.6 gmodule-2.0])
 
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