--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -32,16 +32,6 @@
 AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
 AC_LANG([C])
 
-if test "${build}" == "${host}"
-then
-    case "${host}" in
-    x86_64-*)
-        # X86_64 Linux machines may have both 64 bit and 32 bit libraries. We need to choose the right set
-        AX_CHECK_REAL_FILE([${prefix}/lib64], libdir='${exec_prefix}/lib64')
-        ;;
-    esac
-fi
-
 AC_CHECK_LIB([m],[cosf], [], [AC_MSG_FAILURE([library libm is required but not present])])
 AC_CHECK_HEADER([math.h],[],[AC_MSG_FAILURE([header math.h is required but not present])])
 AC_CHECK_HEADER([pthread.h],[],[AC_MSG_FAILURE([header pthread.h is required but not present])])
