diff --git a/config/pac.m4 b/config/pac.m4
index 929f1658..df7dedde 100644
--- a/config/pac.m4
+++ b/config/pac.m4
@@ -337,7 +337,6 @@ dnl Warning : square brackets are EVIL!
  ac_fc="${MPIFC-$FC}";
  save_FCFLAGS="$FCFLAGS";
  FCFLAGS=" $FMFLAG$PSBLAS_DIR/include $save_FCFLAGS"
- ac_compile='$ac_fc -c -o conftest.${ac_objext} $FCFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext  1>&5' 
  AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([
 		    program test
 		    use psb_base_mod
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index f9fc0a7c..8c2db2b3 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5630,7 +5630,6 @@ ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_fc_compiler_gnu
  ac_fc="${MPIFC-$FC}";
  save_FCFLAGS="$FCFLAGS";
  FCFLAGS=" $FMFLAG$PSBLAS_DIR/include $save_FCFLAGS"
- ac_compile='$ac_fc -c -o conftest.${ac_objext} $FCFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext  1>&5'
  cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 
 		    program test