--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -887,28 +887,6 @@
    fi
 fi
 
-RRD_LIB="-L${RRD_HOME}/lib -lrrd_th"
-
-if test -f "$RRD_HOME/lib/librrd_th.so"; then
-   AC_MSG_RESULT(checking for rrdtool... yes)
-else
-  if test -f "$RRD_HOME/lib/librrd_th.dylib"; then # OSX
-     AC_MSG_RESULT(checking for rrdtool... yes)
-  else
-     if test -f "$RRD_HOME/lib/librrd_th.a"; then
-       AC_MSG_RESULT(checking for rrdtool... yes)
-     else
-       AC_CHECK_LIB([rrd_th], [main])
-       if test ".${ac_cv_lib_rrd_th_main}" != ".yes"; then
-         AC_MSG_ERROR(Unable to find RRD at $RRD_HOME: please use --with-rrd-home=DIR);
-	 AC_MSG_ERROR(RRD source can be downloaded from http://www.rrdtool.org/);
-       else
-         RRD_LIB=
-       fi
-     fi
-  fi
-fi
-
 RRD_INC=
 if test -d "${RRD_HOME}/include"; then
   RRD_INC="-I${RRD_HOME}/include"