diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 1c383e785da..3cdaec94aff 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5727,79 +5727,6 @@ test -n "$DB2TXT" || DB2TXT="false"
 
 
 
-echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for sqrt in -lm" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking for sqrt in -lm... $ECHO_C" >&6
-if test "${ac_cv_lib_m_sqrt+set}" = set; then
-  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
-else
-  ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
-LIBS="-lm  $LIBS"
-cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* confdefs.h.  */
-_ACEOF
-cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
-cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-
-/* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C"
-#endif
-/* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
-   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
-char sqrt ();
-int
-main ()
-{
-sqrt ();
-  ;
-  return 0;
-}
-_ACEOF
-rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
-if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_link\"") >&5
-  (eval $ac_link) 2>conftest.er1
-  ac_status=$?
-  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
-  rm -f conftest.er1
-  cat conftest.err >&5
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag"			 || test ! -s conftest.err'
-  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
-  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
-  ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); }; } &&
-	 { ac_try='test -s conftest$ac_exeext'
-  { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_try\"") >&5
-  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
-  ac_status=$?
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
-  ac_cv_lib_m_sqrt=yes
-else
-  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
-sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
-
-ac_cv_lib_m_sqrt=no
-fi
-rm -f conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
-      conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
-LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
-fi
-echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_lib_m_sqrt" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_lib_m_sqrt" >&6
-if test $ac_cv_lib_m_sqrt = yes; then
-  cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
-#define HAVE_LIBM 1
-_ACEOF
-
-  LIBS="-lm $LIBS"
-
-fi
-
-
 echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for i386_set_ldt in -li386" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking for i386_set_ldt in -li386... $ECHO_C" >&6
 if test "${ac_cv_lib_i386_i386_set_ldt+set}" = set; then
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c7308f3bb0f..65bb6f7c84f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -124,8 +124,6 @@ AC_SUBST(DB2TXT)
 
 dnl **** Check for some libraries ****
 
-dnl Check for -lm
-AC_CHECK_LIB(m,sqrt)
 dnl Check for -li386 for NetBSD and OpenBSD
 AC_CHECK_LIB(i386,i386_set_ldt)
 dnl Check for -lossaudio for NetBSD
diff --git a/dlls/Makedll.rules.in b/dlls/Makedll.rules.in
index ae5b5555886..f6a517982d8 100644
--- a/dlls/Makedll.rules.in
+++ b/dlls/Makedll.rules.in
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ $(SPEC_DEF): $(WINEBUILD)
 $(WIN16_FILES:%=__checklink16__%): checklink16
 
 checklink16:: $(MAINSPEC).o $(OBJS) $(MODULE).dbg.o dummy
-	$(CC) -o checklink -Wl,-rpath,$(TOPOBJDIR)/libs $(TOPSRCDIR)/dlls/checklink.c $(MAINSPEC).o $(OBJS) $(MODULE).dbg.o -L$(DLLDIR) $(ALL_LIBS) && $(RM) checklink $(MAINSPEC).c $(MAINSPEC).o
+	$(CC) -o checklink -Wl,-rpath,$(TOPOBJDIR)/libs $(TOPSRCDIR)/dlls/checklink.c $(MAINSPEC).o $(OBJS) $(MODULE).dbg.o -L$(DLLDIR) $(ALL_LIBS) -lm && $(RM) checklink $(MAINSPEC).c $(MAINSPEC).o
 
 checklink:: $(WIN16_FILES:%=__checklink16__%)
 
diff --git a/include/config.h.in b/include/config.h.in
index 81d213dbdbb..a5964fd9886 100644
--- a/include/config.h.in
+++ b/include/config.h.in
@@ -245,9 +245,6 @@
 /* Define if you have libjpeg including devel headers */
 #undef HAVE_LIBJPEG
 
-/* Define to 1 if you have the `m' library (-lm). */
-#undef HAVE_LIBM
-
 /* Define if you have the ncurses library (-lncurses) */
 #undef HAVE_LIBNCURSES