diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 59b9f6d9e0..c2fbb47fe5 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2557,11 +2557,6 @@ echores "$xform_asm"
 fi
 
 if arm ; then
-  echocheck "ARM pld instruction"
-  pld=no
-  inline_asm_check '"pld [r0]"' && pld=yes
-  echores "$pld"
-
   echocheck "ARMv5TE (Enhanced DSP Extensions)"
   if test $_armv5te = "auto" ; then
     _armv5te=no
@@ -2607,7 +2602,7 @@ if arm ; then
   echores "$_iwmmxt"
 fi
 
-cpuexts_all='ALTIVEC MMX MMX2 AMD3DNOW AMD3DNOWEXT SSE SSE2 SSSE3 FAST_CMOV CMOV FAST_CLZ PLD ARMV5TE ARMV6 ARMV6T2 ARMVFP NEON IWMMXT MMI VIS MVI'
+cpuexts_all='ALTIVEC MMX MMX2 AMD3DNOW AMD3DNOWEXT SSE SSE2 SSSE3 FAST_CMOV CMOV FAST_CLZ ARMV5TE ARMV6 ARMV6T2 ARMVFP NEON IWMMXT MMI VIS MVI'
 test "$_altivec"   = yes && cpuexts="ALTIVEC $cpuexts"
 test "$_mmx"       = yes && cpuexts="MMX $cpuexts"
 test "$_mmxext"    = yes && cpuexts="MMX2 $cpuexts"
@@ -2619,7 +2614,6 @@ test "$_ssse3"     = yes && cpuexts="SSSE3 $cpuexts"
 test "$_cmov"      = yes && cpuexts="CMOV $cpuexts"
 test "$_fast_cmov" = yes && cpuexts="FAST_CMOV $cpuexts"
 test "$_fast_clz"  = yes && cpuexts="FAST_CLZ $cpuexts"
-test "$pld"        = yes && cpuexts="PLD $cpuexts"
 test "$_armv5te"   = yes && cpuexts="ARMV5TE $cpuexts"
 test "$_armv6"     = yes && cpuexts="ARMV6 $cpuexts"
 test "$_armv6t2"   = yes && cpuexts="ARMV6T2 $cpuexts"