diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 0497c96d1e..affb46b105 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -98,8 +98,6 @@ AC_PROG_CXX
 dnl determine if c++ is available on this system
 AC_CHECK_PROG(HAVE_CXX, $CXX, yes, no)
 
-AS_PROG_OBJC
-
 dnl check if the compiler supports '-c' and '-o' options
 AM_PROG_CC_C_O