diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 13e7af3..f823e94 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
 LT_PREREQ(2.2)
 LT_INIT([disable-shared win32-dll])
 AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
-AC_PROG_RANLIB
 
 # for gnulib
 gl_INIT