diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 67c067fc6..da06a409f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ GNOME_DOC_INIT
 
 IT_PROG_INTLTOOL([0.40.1])
 
-AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.17])
-AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external])
-
 GETTEXT_PACKAGE=gnome-control-center-2.0
 AC_SUBST(GETTEXT_PACKAGE)
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(GETTEXT_PACKAGE, "$GETTEXT_PACKAGE", [Gettext package])