diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 62bf25ebbf0..e6ffea06378 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -874,9 +874,6 @@ for func in $ac_func_list; do
 done
 ac_func_list=$funcs
 # Emacs does not use the wchar or wctype-h modules.
-AC_DEFUN([gt_TYPE_WINT_T],
-  [GNULIB_OVERRIDES_WINT_T=0
-   AC_SUBST([GNULIB_OVERRIDES_WINT_T])])
 AC_DEFUN([gt_TYPE_WINT_T],
   [GNULIBHEADERS_OVERRIDE_WINT_T=0
    AC_SUBST([GNULIBHEADERS_OVERRIDE_WINT_T])])