diff --git a/src/configure.in b/src/configure.in
index 3323ef632c69b69a3247657d89c8f271c8399fc3..f22fe5844300742bec4716a77d23f50c65cc4e43 100644
--- a/src/configure.in
+++ b/src/configure.in
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ fi
 
 LIBOBJS="${OLD_LIBOBJS}"
 
-AC_CHECK_LIB(crypt, crypt)
 
 AC_HAVE_FUNCS(memset memcpy memchr strchr strrchr fchmod getrusage \
  strcspn crypt _crypt getwd getcwd strtod strtok getenv vfprintf bzero bcopy \