diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 1dc3af60b4..37cef37413 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -4732,7 +4732,6 @@ fi
 fi
 
 # These programs are version sensitive.
-
 for ac_prog in gnumake gmake make
 do
   # Extract the first word of "$ac_prog", so it can be a program name with args.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b3f317f86b..1c82e3cd18 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -993,7 +993,6 @@ else
 fi
 
 # These programs are version sensitive.
-AC_CHECK_TOOL_PREFIX
 AC_CHECK_PROG_VER(MAKE, gnumake gmake make, --version,
   [GNU Make[^0-9]*\([0-9][0-9.]*\)],
   [[4-9].* | [1-9][0-9]*], critic_missing="$critic_missing make")