diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 80734ea5999..f694d1069f7 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -8198,10 +8198,6 @@ if test $ac_cv_lib_GLU_gluLookAt = yes; then
 
 fi
 
-                if test -n "$OPENGL_LIBS"
-                then
-                  OPENGL_LIBS="$OPENGL_LIBS -lpthread"
-                fi
 	     fi
 	 fi
     fi
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4035be4e733..4b0e360186b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -341,10 +341,6 @@ This prevents linking to OpenGL. Delete the file and restart configure.])
 			     ,,
 			     $OPENGL_LIBS $X_LIBS $X_PRE_LIBS -lXext -lX11 -lm $X_EXTRA_LIBS
 		)
-                if test -n "$OPENGL_LIBS"
-                then
-                  OPENGL_LIBS="$OPENGL_LIBS -lpthread"
-                fi
 	     fi
 	 fi
     fi