diff --git a/configure b/configure
index cdae93293a..06e10d164c 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -7402,7 +7402,6 @@ CONFDIR = \$(DESTDIR)$_confdir
 LIBDIR = \$(DESTDIR)$_libdir
 # FFmpeg uses libdir instead of LIBDIR
 libdir = \$(LIBDIR)
-#AR = ar
 CC = $_cc
 CXX = $_cc
 HOST_CC = $_host_cc