diff --git a/ConfigureChecks.cmake b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
index 5eaf77f163..c4c2b47d54 100644
--- a/ConfigureChecks.cmake
+++ b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
@@ -104,8 +104,6 @@ check_symbol_exists("floorl" "math.h"    HAVE_FLOORL)
 check_symbol_exists("lrint"  "math.h"    HAVE_LRINT)
 cmake_pop_check_state()
 
-check_function_exists("getaddrinfo"      HAVE_GETADDRINFO)
-
 check_function_exists("getopt_long"      HAVE_GETOPT_LONG)
 if(HAVE_GETOPT_LONG)
 	if(HAVE_GETOPT_H)
diff --git a/cmakeconfig.h.in b/cmakeconfig.h.in
index ea674a7e5f..a965c1c54d 100644
--- a/cmakeconfig.h.in
+++ b/cmakeconfig.h.in
@@ -85,9 +85,6 @@
 /* Define if you have the 'lrint' function. */
 #cmakedefine HAVE_LRINT 1
 
-/* Define to 1 if you have the `getaddrinfo' function. */
-#cmakedefine HAVE_GETADDRINFO 1
-
 /* Define to 1 if you have the getopt_long function. */
 #cmakedefine HAVE_GETOPT_LONG 1
 
diff --git a/config.h.win32 b/config.h.win32
index 9e66c4563c..d6a11e8fdf 100644
--- a/config.h.win32
+++ b/config.h.win32
@@ -82,9 +82,6 @@
 /* Define if you have the floorl function. */
 #define HAVE_FLOORL 1
 
-/* Define if you have the getaddrinfo function.  */
-#define HAVE_GETADDRINFO 1
-
 /* Define if you have the getprotobynumber function.  */
 /* #undef HAVE_GETPROTOBYNUMBER */
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2780d9d233..2b16f059d0 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2677,7 +2677,6 @@ AC_REPLACE_FUNCS(inet_ntop)
 AC_REPLACE_FUNCS(strptime)
 AC_REPLACE_FUNCS(popcount)
 
-AC_CHECK_FUNCS(getaddrinfo)
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS(mkstemp mkdtemp)
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS(getprotobynumber)
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS(issetugid)