--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -40,31 +40,6 @@
 
 ######
 
-# integration with autoconf.
-
-SRC_CONFIG_FILES := config.mk.in config.h.in
-BUILT_CONFIG_FILES := $(SRC_CONFIG_FILES:%.in=%)
-
-Makefile: config.mk
-
-config.status: configure
-	./configure
-	touch $@
-
-$(BUILT_CONFIG_FILES): %: config.status $(filter-out %,$(SRC_CONFIG_FILES))
-	./config.status
-	touch $(BUILT_CONFIG_FILES)
-
-config.h.in: configure.ac
-	autoheader $<
-	touch $@
-
-configure: configure.ac $(SRC_CONFIG_FILES)
-	aclocal
-	automake --add-missing --foreign || true
-	autoconf
-	touch $(BUILT_CONFIG_FILES)
-
 -include config.mk
 
 ######
