--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -359,9 +359,6 @@ CPPFLAGS="${nfsutils_save_CPPFLAGS}"
 AC_CHECK_HEADER(uuid/uuid.h, ,
 	AC_MSG_ERROR([Cannot find needed header file uuid/uuid.h. Install libuuid-devel]))
 
-dnl check for libevent libraries and headers
-AC_LIBEVENT
-
 dnl Check for sqlite3
 AC_SQLITE3_VERS
 
@@ -441,9 +438,6 @@ if test "$enable_gss" = yes; then
   dnl 'gss' requires getnameinfo - at least for gssd_proc.c
   AC_CHECK_FUNC([getnameinfo], , [AC_MSG_ERROR([GSSAPI support requires 'getnameinfo' function])])
 
-  dnl check for libevent libraries and headers
-  AC_LIBEVENT
-
   dnl Check for Kerberos V5
   AC_KERBEROS_V5