diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index bae18118..e37a6329 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -894,8 +894,6 @@ fi
 # unix:path=/foo or unix:abstract=/foo
 AC_SUBST(DBUS_PATH_OR_ABSTRACT)
 
-PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG
-
 #### Sort out XML library
 
 AC_CHECK_LIB(expat, XML_ParserCreate_MM,