diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 234d83f89..db5c3e2e0 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2954,9 +2954,6 @@ $as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: Ignoring unknown argument to --with-devel: $with_deve
 esac
 fi
 
-if test X"$with_devel" != X"yes"; then
-    ac_cv_prog_cc_g=no
-fi
 
 
 # Check whether --with-CC was given.
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index b5db698c7..275f45809 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -216,9 +216,6 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(devel, [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-devel], [add development options])],
     *)		AC_MSG_WARN([Ignoring unknown argument to --with-devel: $with_devel])
 		;;
 esac])
-if test X"$with_devel" != X"yes"; then
-    ac_cv_prog_cc_g=no
-fi
 
 AC_ARG_WITH(CC, [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-CC], [C compiler to use])],
 [case $with_CC in