diff --git a/autoconf_inc.m4 b/autoconf_inc.m4
index ef355be67..98e5c12a0 100644
--- a/autoconf_inc.m4
+++ b/autoconf_inc.m4
@@ -92,12 +92,6 @@ dnl ### begin block 20_COND_STATICRTL_1[flamerobin.bkl] ###
         COND_STATICRTL_1=""
     fi
     AC_SUBST(COND_STATICRTL_1)
-dnl ### begin block 20_COND_UNICODE_1[flamerobin.bkl] ###
-    COND_UNICODE_1="#"
-    if test "x$UNICODE" = "x1" ; then
-        COND_UNICODE_1=""
-    fi
-    AC_SUBST(COND_UNICODE_1)
 dnl ### begin block 20_COND_USEDLL_1[flamerobin.bkl] ###
     COND_USEDLL_1="#"
     if test "x$USEDLL" = "x1" ; then
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 3aefa53ef..e0ae95d3d 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -634,7 +634,6 @@ LIBOBJS
 WX_INCLUDES
 COND_USE_PCH_1
 COND_USEDLL_1
-COND_UNICODE_1
 COND_STATICRTL_1
 COND_STATICRTL_0
 COND_PLATFORM_WIN32_1
@@ -19903,11 +19902,6 @@ EOF
         COND_STATICRTL_1=""
     fi
 
-    COND_UNICODE_1="#"
-    if test "x$UNICODE" = "x1" ; then
-        COND_UNICODE_1=""
-    fi
-
     COND_USEDLL_1="#"
     if test "x$USEDLL" = "x1" ; then
         COND_USEDLL_1=""