diff --git a/configure b/configure
index dee8083914..ba7737859f 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3439,20 +3439,6 @@ else
 fi
 echores "$_fseeko"
 
-echocheck "localtime_r()"
-cat > $TMPC << EOF
-#include <time.h>
-int main( void ) { localtime_r(NULL, NULL); }
-EOF
-_localtime_r=no
-cc_check && _localtime_r=yes
-if test "$_localtime_r" = yes ; then
- _def_localtime_r='#define HAVE_LOCALTIME_R 1'
-else
- _def_localtime_r='#undef HAVE_LOCALTIME_R'
-fi
-echores "$_localtime_r"
-
 echocheck "vsscanf()"
 cat > $TMPC << EOF
 #include <stdarg.h>
@@ -7910,8 +7896,6 @@ $_def_fseeko
 int fseeko(FILE *, off_t, int);
 #endif
 
-$_def_localtime_r
-
 /* Define this if your system has vsscanf */
 $_def_vsscanf