# DP: Remove autoconf version check

--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -5,13 +5,6 @@
 # Set VERSION so we only need to edit in one place (i.e., here)
 m4_define(PYTHON_VERSION, 3.2)
 
-dnl Some m4 magic to ensure that the configure script is generated
-dnl by the correct autoconf version.
-m4_define([version_required],
-[m4_if(m4_version_compare(m4_defn([m4_PACKAGE_VERSION]), [$1]), 0,
-       [],
-       [m4_fatal([Autoconf version $1 is required for Python], 63)])
-])
 AC_PREREQ(2.65)
 
 AC_REVISION($Revision: 88440 $)