diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f149864c5..661890771 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -440,8 +440,6 @@ AC_CHECK_FUNCS([open64])
 
 AM_ICONV
 
-AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external])
-
 IT_PROG_INTLTOOL([0.35.0])
 GETTEXT_PACKAGE=pulseaudio
 AC_SUBST([GETTEXT_PACKAGE])