diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b85fc16f..87b9f96c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -52,16 +52,6 @@ fi
 AC_SUBST(LINUX_SOURCE_DIR,[$sourcedir])
 AC_MSG_RESULT($LINUX_SOURCE_DIR)
 
-#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Depmod
-#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-AC_PATH_PROG([DEPMOD], [depmod],, [$PATH:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/sbin])
-
-if test -z "$DEPMOD"; then
-   AC_MSG_WARN([depmod was not found!]);
-fi
-
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Debug interface
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------