diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index bd7b0ac16779..a5553a067a31 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.57)
 AC_INIT(openchange, 2.3, [openchange@openchange.org])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER([config.h])
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
 AC_DEFINE(_GNU_SOURCE, 1, [Use GNU extensions])
 
 PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG([0.20])
-- 
2.4.10