--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -364,8 +364,6 @@ AM_COND_IF([BUILDNFPCAPD],
 		[AM_CONDITIONAL(BSDBPF, false) AM_CONDITIONAL(TPACKETV3, false) AM_CONDITIONAL(PLAINPCAP, false)],
 )
 
-AX_CHECK_ZLIB([AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVEZLIB, true) readzpcap="yes"], [AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVEZLIB, false) readzpcap="no"])
-
 OVS_CHECK_ATOMIC_LIBS
 AX_PTHREAD([],AC_MSG_ERROR(No valid pthread configuration found))
 
--- a/src/nfpcapd/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/nfpcapd/Makefile.am
@@ -29,10 +29,4 @@ if HAVEPCAPAPPEND
 AM_CPPFLAGS += -DHAVEPCAPAPPEND
 endif
 
-if HAVEZLIB 
-AM_CPPFLAGS += -DHAVEZLIB
-nfpcapd_SOURCES += pcap_gzip.c pcap_gzip.h
-nfpcapd_LDADD += -lz
-endif
-
 CLEANFILES = *.gch