diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 202543b..a21f85c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -232,9 +232,6 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL([USE_SSL_GNUTLS], [test "$auth_lib" = gnutls -o "$auth_lib" = net
 AM_CONDITIONAL([USE_GNUTLS_NETTLE], [test "$auth_lib" = nettle])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([USE_SSL_NSS], [test "$auth_lib" = nss])
 
-AC_CANONICAL_HOST
-AM_CONDITIONAL([MSYS], [test "$host_os" = "msys"])
-
 dnl ----------------------------------------------
 dnl check functions
 dnl ----------------------------------------------