diff --git a/configure b/configure
index e3ccb8daf0..d4c2c7a563 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2107,16 +2107,6 @@ if ! compile_prog "-Werror" "" ; then
 	"Thread-Local Storage (TLS). Please upgrade to a version that does."
 fi
 
-if test "$pie" = ""; then
-  case "$cpu-$targetos" in
-    i386-Linux|x86_64-Linux|x32-Linux|i386-OpenBSD|x86_64-OpenBSD)
-      ;;
-    *)
-      pie="no"
-      ;;
-  esac
-fi
-
 if test "$pie" != "no" ; then
   cat > $TMPC << EOF