diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5b915227..7b18db73 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
 AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
 LT_INIT
-AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
 
 dnl check for pkg-config (explained in detail in libosmocore/configure.ac)
 AC_PATH_PROG(PKG_CONFIG_INSTALLED, pkg-config, no)