diff --git a/configure b/configure
index dbe24d4678b..00de5010396 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -17224,74 +17224,7 @@ $as_echo "$ac_cv_c_gcc_strength_bug" >&6; }
     EXTRACFLAGS="$EXTRACFLAGS -fno-strength-reduce"
   fi
 
-
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking whether the compiler supports -fshort-wchar" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking whether the compiler supports -fshort-wchar... " >&6; }
-if test "${ac_cv_cflags__fshort_wchar+set}" = set; then
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-  ac_wine_try_cflags_saved=$CFLAGS
-CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fshort-wchar"
-cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* confdefs.h.  */
-_ACEOF
-cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
-cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-
-int
-main ()
-{
-
-  ;
-  return 0;
-}
-_ACEOF
-rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
-if { (ac_try="$ac_link"
-case "(($ac_try" in
-  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
-  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
-esac
-eval ac_try_echo="\"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\""
-$as_echo "$ac_try_echo") >&5
-  (eval "$ac_link") 2>conftest.er1
-  ac_status=$?
-  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
-  rm -f conftest.er1
-  cat conftest.err >&5
-  $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); } && {
-	 test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" ||
-	 test ! -s conftest.err
-       } && test -s conftest$ac_exeext && {
-	 test "$cross_compiling" = yes ||
-	 $as_test_x conftest$ac_exeext
-       }; then
-  ac_cv_cflags__fshort_wchar=yes
-else
-  $as_echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
-sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
-
-	ac_cv_cflags__fshort_wchar=no
-fi
-
-rm -rf conftest.dSYM
-rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest_ipa8_conftest.oo \
-      conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
-CFLAGS=$ac_wine_try_cflags_saved
-fi
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_cflags__fshort_wchar" >&5
-$as_echo "$ac_cv_cflags__fshort_wchar" >&6; }
-if test $ac_cv_cflags__fshort_wchar = yes; then
-
-cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
-#define CC_FLAG_SHORT_WCHAR "-fshort-wchar"
-_ACEOF
-
-fi
-
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking whether the compiler supports -fno-builtin" >&5
+    { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking whether the compiler supports -fno-builtin" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking whether the compiler supports -fno-builtin... " >&6; }
 if test "${ac_cv_cflags__fno_builtin+set}" = set; then
   $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b0725c1c38f..fd760bde8e5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1312,10 +1312,6 @@ then
   fi
 
   dnl Check for some compiler flags
-
-  WINE_TRY_CFLAGS([-fshort-wchar],
-                  [AC_DEFINE(CC_FLAG_SHORT_WCHAR, "-fshort-wchar",
-                             [Specifies the compiler flag that forces a short wchar_t])])
   WINE_TRY_CFLAGS([-fno-builtin],[AC_SUBST(BUILTINFLAG,"-fno-builtin")])
   WINE_TRY_CFLAGS([-fno-strict-aliasing])
   WINE_TRY_CFLAGS([-Wdeclaration-after-statement])
diff --git a/include/config.h.in b/include/config.h.in
index 036b5fb87c2..21ffe933fa2 100644
--- a/include/config.h.in
+++ b/include/config.h.in
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 
 #define __WINE_CONFIG_H
 
-/* Specifies the compiler flag that forces a short wchar_t */
-#undef CC_FLAG_SHORT_WCHAR
-
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <alias.h> header file. */
 #undef HAVE_ALIAS_H