diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 03c08f8c..a845b039 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -26,11 +26,6 @@ m4_ifdef([AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION], [
 AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.17])
 ])
 
-m4_ifdef([AC_GNU_GETTEXT], [
-AC_GNU_GETTEXT([external], [need-ngettext])
-po_makefile_in=po/Makefile.in
-have_po="yes"
-],[
 m4_ifdef([AM_GNU_GETTEXT], [
 AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external], [need-ngettext])
 po_makefile_in=po/Makefile.in
@@ -38,7 +33,7 @@ have_po="yes"
 ],[
 have_po="no"
 ])
-])
+
 AC_SUBST(LTLIBINTL)
 if test "x$LIBINTL" = "x"; then
   LIBINTL="$INTLLIBS"