diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 9fb72f04745f..91461f340b53 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2582,11 +2582,6 @@ fi
 define_in_config_if_yes "$_png" 'USE_PNG'
 echo "$_png"
 
-if test `get_engine_build sword25` = yes && test ! "$_png" = yes ; then
-	echo "...disabling Broken Sword 2.5 engine. PNG is required"
-	engine_disable sword25
-fi
-
 #
 # Check for Theora Decoder
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