--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER([config.h])
  
 AC_PROG_CC
-AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
 AC_PROG_RANLIB
 
 AC_CHECK_LIB([g15daemon_client], [g15daemon_version],,AC_MSG_ERROR(["libg15daemon_client (or its devel package) not found. please install it"]))