diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6c455a8c33..1fb6b00661 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -77,13 +77,11 @@ HAVE_BROKEN=yes,disabled,
   USE_SMOOTHWAVE="yes"
   USE_VGA="yes"
   USE_XMMS="yes"
-  USE_ARTS="yes"
 ],[
   USE_SMOOTHWAVE="no"
   USE_VGA="no"
   USE_XMMS="no"
-  USE_ARTS="no"
-  AC_MSG_NOTICE(not building broken plug-ins)
+  AC_MSG_NOTICE([not building broken plug-ins])
 ])
 
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