diff --git a/synfig-core/configure.ac b/synfig-core/configure.ac
index 6ec8504..2585888 100644
--- a/synfig-core/configure.ac
+++ b/synfig-core/configure.ac
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ LTDL_INIT([convenience])
 
 AC_DEFINE(LT_SCOPE,[extern],[LibLTDL is linked statically])
 
-AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS([m4])
-
 # -- V A R I A B L E S ----------------------------------------
 
 API_VERSION=1.0
diff --git a/synfig-studio/configure.ac b/synfig-studio/configure.ac
index 8aea743..5374d26 100644
--- a/synfig-studio/configure.ac
+++ b/synfig-studio/configure.ac
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
 LT_INIT([dlopen, win32-dll, disable-static])
 AC_SUBST(LIBTOOL_DEPS)
 
-AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS([m4])
-
 # -- V A R I A B L E S ----------------------------------------
 
 API_VERSION=1.0