diff --git a/configure b/configure
index a7bb00029..5fc13f521 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -9108,10 +9108,6 @@ ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_cxx_compiler_gnu
 
 override_f77_libs=0;
 
-if test -n $build_with_f2c_libs; then
-  FFLAGS=
-fi
-
 #case $ac_sys_system in
 #  Darwin*)  FLIBS='-lSystem'; override_f77_libs=1; SHARED_CTLIB=0;;
 #esac
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 93e831396..34f78a8c8 100755
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1397,10 +1397,6 @@ AC_F77_LIBRARY_LDFLAGS()
 
 override_f77_libs=0;
 
-if test -n $build_with_f2c_libs; then
-  FFLAGS=
-fi
-
 #case $ac_sys_system in
 #  Darwin*)  FLIBS='-lSystem'; override_f77_libs=1; SHARED_CTLIB=0;;
 #esac