diff --git a/legacy/evas/configure.in b/legacy/evas/configure.in
index 90bcbf6a63..68d581468b 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/configure.in
+++ b/legacy/evas/configure.in
@@ -929,16 +929,6 @@ if test "x$have_svg" = "xyes"; then
 	 ]
     )
    if test "x$have_svg" = "xyes"; then
-      PKG_CHECK_MODULES(CAIRO_SVG, cairo-svg,
-	 [ 
-	    have_svg="yes"
-	    svg_cflags="$SVG_CFLAGS $CAIRO_SVG_CFLAGS"
-	    svg_libs="$SVG_LIBS $CAIRO_SVG_LIBS"
-	 ],
-	 [ 
-	    have_svg="no"
-	 ]
-      )
       PKG_CHECK_MODULES(CAIRO_SVG, cairo-svg,
 	 [ 
 	    have_svg="yes"