1 files changed, 0 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index df8d4f692b..90aa4943e6 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -716,11 +716,6 @@ EOF
 esac
 
 
-echocheck "binutils"
-_binutils=no
-$_as libac3/downmix/downmix_i386.S -o $TMPO > /dev/null 2>&1 && _binutils=yes
-echores "$_binutils"
-
 if x86 && test "$_runtime_cpudetection" = no ; then
   extcheck() {
     if test "$1" = yes ; then
@@ -3465,8 +3460,6 @@ TARGET_3DNOW = $_3dnow
 TARGET_3DNOWEX = $_3dnowex
 TARGET_SSE = $_sse
 
-BINUTILS = $_binutils
-
 # --- GUI stuff ---
 GTKLIB = $_ld_static $_ld_gtk
 GLIBLIB = $_ld_static  $_ld_glib