diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index efc46d5..a032c0a 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(LSYNCD_PACKAGE,LSYNCD_VERSION)
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
 
 AC_PROG_CC
-AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([sys/inotify.h])