diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8820e50c70f..20abc4b9d09 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ AC_PROG_RANLIB
 AC_PROG_LN_S
 AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
 
-AM_PATH_PYTHON([2.4])
-
 AC_PATH_PROG(SQLITE3_CMD, [sqlite3])
 
 if test x"$SQLITE3_CMD" = x""; then