diff --git a/legacy/evas/configure.ac b/legacy/evas/configure.ac
index 47cee6580d..555a101d8b 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/configure.ac
+++ b/legacy/evas/configure.ac
@@ -1519,45 +1519,6 @@ if test "x$want_evas_magic_debug" = "xyes"; then
   AC_DEFINE(EVAS_MAGIC_DEBUG, 1, [complain when people pass in wrong object types etc.])
 fi
 
-
-#######################################
-## Word Caching
-want_word_cache="no"
-AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether to enable caching of rendered words)
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(word-cache,
-  AC_HELP_STRING(
-    [--enable-word-cache],
-    [Enable experimental word caching to speed up rendering [[default=disabled]]]
-  ),
-  [ want_word_cache="$enableval" ]
-)
-AC_MSG_RESULT($want_word_cache)
-
-AM_CONDITIONAL(WORD_CACHE, test "x$want_word_cache" = "xyes")
-if test "x$want_word_cache" = "xyes"; then
-  AC_DEFINE(WORD_CACHE, 1, [Experimental word caching to speed up text rendering.])
-fi
-
-#######################################
-## Metric Caching
-want_metric_cache="no"
-AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether to enable caching of rendered metrics)
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(metric-cache,
-  AC_HELP_STRING(
-    [--enable-metric-cache],
-    [Enable experimental metric caching to speed up rendering [[default=disabled]]]
-  ),
-  [ want_metric_cache="$enableval" ]
-)
-AC_MSG_RESULT($want_metric_cache)
-
-AM_CONDITIONAL(METRIC_CACHE, test "x$want_metric_cache" = "xyes")
-if test "x$want_metric_cache" = "xyes"; then
-  AC_DEFINE(METRIC_CACHE, 1, [Experimental metric caching to speed up text rendering.])
-fi
-
-
-
 #####################################################################
 ## ARGB engine options
 
@@ -2064,9 +2025,6 @@ echo "  Threaded Pipe Rendering.: $build_pipe_render"
 echo "  Async Events............: $build_async_events"
 echo "  Async Image Preload.....: $build_async_preload"
 echo
-echo "  Word Cache..............: $want_word_cache"
-echo "  Metric Cache............: $want_metric_cache"
-echo
 echo "  Pixman..................: $have_pixman"
 echo "  Pixman Fonts............: $have_pixman_font"
 echo "  Pixman Rects............: $have_pixman_rect"