diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c658c7fca3..8f273c6990 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -788,14 +788,6 @@ if test "x${have_elfutils}" != xno ; then
                         AC_MSG_ERROR([*** ELFUTILS headers not found.])
                 fi])
 
-        AC_CHECK_LIB(
-                [dw],
-                [dwfl_begin],
-                [],
-                [if test "x$have_elfutils" = xyes ; then
-                        AC_MSG_ERROR([*** ELFUTILS libs not found.])
-                fi])
-
         AC_CHECK_LIB(
                 [dw],
                 [dwfl_core_file_attach],