diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 0fdfaf06a5..d08611848c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -453,13 +453,8 @@
   AC_CHECK_HEADERS([iconv.h],[],[],[#include <stdlib.h>])
   if test "x$am_cv_func_iconv" = "xyes"; then
     AC_CHECK_HEADERS([localcharset.h])
-    am_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
     LIBS="${LIBS} ${LIBICONV}"
-    if test -n "$LIBICONV"; then
-      LIBSREQUIRED="$LIBSREQUIRED${LIBSREQUIRED:+ }iconv"
-    fi
     AC_CHECK_FUNCS([locale_charset])
-    LIBS="${am_save_LIBS}"
     if test "x$ac_cv_func_locale_charset" != "xyes"; then
       # If locale_charset() is not in libiconv, we have to find libcharset.
       AC_CHECK_LIB(charset,locale_charset)