diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c61e3f8e..2e771790 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ dnl AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
 AM_PROG_CC_C_O
 AC_C_CONST
 AC_C_INLINE
-AC_C_BIGENDIAN
 
 dnl Large file support
 AC_SYS_LARGEFILE