diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 42bee9a85..2bb208092 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -326,12 +326,6 @@ AC_CHECK_HEADERS([atomic_ops.h], [], [
 AC_MSG_ERROR([*** libatomic-ops headers not found])
 ])
 
-AC_SEARCH_LIBS([AO_spin], [atomic_ops], [], [
-AC_MSG_ERROR([*** libatomic-ops library file not found])
-])
-
-
-
 #### OSS support (optional) ####
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([oss],