diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3e10ec9..307a2f3 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -238,7 +238,6 @@ if (test "${enable_tools}" != "no" && test "${enable_udev}" != "no"); then
 		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_UDEV_HWDB_NEW, 1,
 			[Define to 1 if you have the udev_hwdb_new() function.]))
 fi
-AM_CONDITIONAL(UDEV, test "${enable_udev}" != "no")
 
 AC_ARG_WITH([udevdir], AS_HELP_STRING([--with-udevdir=DIR],
 			[path to udev directory]), [path_udevdir=${withval}])