diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index ae154deb..c9516371 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(tinc, 1.0-cvs)
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
 
-dnl Include the macros from the m4/ directory
-AM_ACLOCAL_INCLUDE(m4)
-
 AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external])
 AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION(0.12.1)
 
@@ -26,11 +23,8 @@ ALL_LINGUAS="nl"
 dnl Checks for programs.
 AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_CPP
-AC_PROG_GCC_TRADITIONAL
-AC_PROG_AWK
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
 AC_PROG_LN_S
-AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
 AC_PROG_RANLIB
 
 AC_ISC_POSIX
diff --git a/m4/aclocal-include.m4 b/m4/aclocal-include.m4
deleted file mode 100644
index 844e7d2f..00000000
--- a/m4/aclocal-include.m4
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-# aclocal-include.m4
-# 
-# This macro adds the name macrodir to the set of directories
-# that `aclocal' searches for macros.  
-
-# serial 1
-
-dnl AM_ACLOCAL_INCLUDE(macrodir)
-AC_DEFUN([AM_ACLOCAL_INCLUDE],
-[
-	test -n "$ACLOCAL_FLAGS" && ACLOCAL="$ACLOCAL $ACLOCAL_FLAGS"
-
-	for k in $1 ; do ACLOCAL="$ACLOCAL -I $k" ; done
-])