diff --git a/BUILD.txt b/BUILD.txt
index d9484956d..b5660aacc 100644
--- a/BUILD.txt
+++ b/BUILD.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ autoconf automake m4 libtool gettext python-devel python-ldap \
 python-setuptools python-nss python-netaddr python-gssapi \
 python-rhsm pyOpenSSL pylint python-polib libipa_hbac-python python-memcached \
 sssd python-lxml python-pyasn1 python-qrcode-core python-dns m2crypto \
-check libsss_idmap-devel libsss_nss_idmap-devel java-headless rhino \
+libsss_idmap-devel libsss_nss_idmap-devel java-headless rhino \
 libverto-devel systemd libunistring-devel python-lesscpy python-yubico \
 python-backports-ssl_match_hostname softhsm-devel openssl-devel \
 p11-kit-devel pki-base python-pytest-multihost python-pytest-sourceorder
diff --git a/daemons/configure.ac b/daemons/configure.ac
index 2a1f6aa8a..2906def28 100644
--- a/daemons/configure.ac
+++ b/daemons/configure.ac
@@ -207,17 +207,6 @@ dnl Check for libverto
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBVERTO], [libverto])
 
-dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-dnl - Check for check unit test framework http://check.sourceforge.net/
-dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES([CHECK], [check >= 0.9.5], [have_check=1], [have_check=])
-if test x$have_check = x; then
-    AC_MSG_WARN([Without the 'CHECK' library, you will be unable to run all tests in the 'make check' suite])
-else
-    AC_CHECK_HEADERS([check.h],,AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find CHECK headers]))
-fi
-AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_CHECK], [test x$have_check != x])
-
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 dnl - Check for cmocka unit test framework http://cmocka.cryptomilk.org/
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------