diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index b2dd93c4..405f27cc 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -365,14 +365,3 @@ AC_OUTPUT(Makefile src/Makefile doc/Makefile
     devices/zmq_streamer/Makefile devices/zmq_queue/Makefile \
     builds/msvc/Makefile)
 
-#  On Linux patch libtool to delete hardcoded paths (rpath).
-case "${host_os}" in
-    *linux*)
-        sed < libtool > libtool-2 \
-        's/^hardcode_libdir_flag_spec.*$'/'hardcode_libdir_flag_spec=" "/'
-        mv libtool-2 libtool
-        chmod 755 libtool
-        ;;
-esac
-
-