diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 0ba2d3b972..2e0a3cc13c 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2701,19 +2701,6 @@ else
 fi
 echores "$_lrintf"
 
-echocheck "round"
-cat > $TMPC << EOF
-#include <math.h>
-int main(void) { (void) round(0.0); return 0; }
-EOF
-_round=no
-cc_check $_ld_lm && _round=yes
-if test "$_round" = yes ; then
-  _def_round="#define HAVE_ROUND 1"
-else
-  _def_round="#undef HAVE_ROUND"
-fi
-echores "$_round"
 
 echocheck "nanosleep"
 # also check for nanosleep
@@ -8085,9 +8072,6 @@ $_def_vcd
 /* C99 lrintf function available */
 $_def_lrintf
 
-/* round function is available */
-$_def_round
-
 /* yes, we have inttypes.h */
 #define HAVE_INTTYPES_H 1