diff --git a/Makefile.config.in b/Makefile.config.in
index fad077d86..b01a4afbf 100644
--- a/Makefile.config.in
+++ b/Makefile.config.in
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ LIBBROTLI_LIBS = @LIBBROTLI_LIBS@
 EDITLINE_LIBS = @EDITLINE_LIBS@
 bash = @bash@
 bindir = @bindir@
-brotli = @brotli@
 lsof = @lsof@
 datadir = @datadir@
 datarootdir = @datarootdir@
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 258919547..69aa9a946 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ NEED_PROG(gzip, gzip)
 NEED_PROG(xz, xz)
 AC_PATH_PROG(dot, dot)
 AC_PATH_PROG(pv, pv, pv)
-AC_PATH_PROGS(brotli, brotli bro, bro)
 AC_PATH_PROG(lsof, lsof, lsof)
 
 
diff --git a/src/libutil/local.mk b/src/libutil/local.mk
index 824f48fbf..21c1e78cc 100644
--- a/src/libutil/local.mk
+++ b/src/libutil/local.mk
@@ -9,5 +9,3 @@ libutil_SOURCES := $(wildcard $(d)/*.cc)
 libutil_LDFLAGS = $(LIBLZMA_LIBS) -lbz2 -pthread $(OPENSSL_LIBS) $(LIBBROTLI_LIBS) -lboost_context
 
 libutil_LIBS = libformat
-
-libutil_CXXFLAGS = -DBROTLI=\"$(brotli)\"