diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c2920942..4d7d411a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS
 
 # Initialize Automake
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign dist-bzip2])
-AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
 
 # Initialize libtool
 AC_PROG_LIBTOOL