diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 6810b38d..82db8b3e 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ test -z "$LDFLAGS" && LDFLAGS=-g AC_SUBST(LDFLAGS)
 AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
 AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
-AC_PROG_RANLIB
 AC_PROG_CPP			dnl Later checks need this.
 AC_AIX
 AC_ISC_POSIX