diff --git a/config/opal_configure_options.m4 b/config/opal_configure_options.m4
index daf9d3e2b04..8d0f91f59fd 100644
--- a/config/opal_configure_options.m4
+++ b/config/opal_configure_options.m4
@@ -462,11 +462,6 @@ OPAL_WITH_OPTION_MIN_MAX_VALUE(port_name,      1024, 255, 2048)
 # Min length accroding to MPI-2.1, p. 418
 OPAL_WITH_OPTION_MIN_MAX_VALUE(datarep_string,  128,  64,  256)
 
-# How to build libltdl
-AC_ARG_WITH([libltdl],
-    [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-libltdl(=DIR)],
-         [Where to find libltdl (this option is ignored if --disable-dlopen is used).  DIR can take one of three values: "internal", "external", or a valid directory name.  "internal" (or no DIR value) forces Open MPI to use its internal copy of libltdl.  "external" forces Open MPI to use an external installation of libltdl.  Supplying a valid directory name also forces Open MPI to use an external installation of libltdl, and adds DIR/include, DIR/lib, and DIR/lib64 to the search path for headers and libraries.])])
-
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([OPAL_ENABLE_CRDEBUG], [0],
     [Whether we want checkpoint/restart enabled debugging functionality or not])