diff --git a/configure b/configure
index dde5fef885..8e65c3db9b 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -7475,9 +7475,6 @@ openbsd && x86_32 && _ld_extra="$_ld_extra -li386"
 _def_debug='#undef MP_DEBUG'
 test "$_debug" != "" && _def_debug='#define MP_DEBUG 1'
 
-_def_linux='#undef TARGET_LINUX'
-linux && _def_linux='#define TARGET_LINUX 1'
-
 
 echocheck "joystick"
 _def_joystick='#undef HAVE_JOYSTICK'
@@ -8397,8 +8394,6 @@ $_def_confwin32
 
 $_mp_wordsize
 
-$_def_linux
-
 $_def_vcd
 
 #ifdef sun