diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 1996595..e5adc5a 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -537,7 +537,6 @@
 # checks for libraries
 AC_CHECK_LIB(dl, dlopen)	# Dynamic linking for SunOS/Solaris and SYSV
 AC_CHECK_LIB(dld, shl_load)	# Dynamic linking for HP-UX
-AC_CHECK_LIB(m, pow)		# Std math lib -- assume needed if it exists
 # Most SVR4 platforms (e.g. Solaris) need -lsocket and -lnsl.
 # However on SGI IRIX, these exist but are broken.
 # BeOS' sockets are stashed in libnet.