diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6bc1c90..28e1ac5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ AC_INIT(libXrender, [0.9.12],
 	[libXrender])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([Makefile.am])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
-AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS([m4])
 
 PACKAGE_BRIEF="Library for the Render Extension to the X11 protocol"
 AC_SUBST(PACKAGE_BRIEF)