diff --git a/configure b/configure
index cf2c303d0c..07aa22d8fa 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1562,19 +1562,6 @@ if test "$opengl" != "no" ; then
   QEMU_CFLAGS="$QEMU_CFLAGS $opengl_cflags"
 fi # test "$opengl" != "no"
 
-##########################################
-# epoxy probe
-
-# if $pkg_config --exists epoxy ; then
-#     epoxy_libs=$($pkg_config --libs epoxy)
-#     epoxy_flags=$($pkg_config --cflags epoxy)
-# else
-#     error_exit "epoxy not present." \
-#         "Please install the epoxy devel package."
-# fi
-# LIBS="$LIBS $epoxy_libs"
-# QEMU_CFLAGS="$QEMU_CFLAGS $epoxy_flags"
-
 ##########################################
 # gtk probe