--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -241,9 +241,6 @@
 
 
 
-dnl add pic flag in any case this makes sure all our code is relocatable
-dnl eval `./libtool --config | grep pic_flag=`
-dnl CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $pic_flag"
 
 
 dnl Checks for library functions.