diff --git a/config.h.in b/config.h.in
index f7f886b2843..ee205202c90 100644
--- a/config.h.in
+++ b/config.h.in
@@ -344,9 +344,6 @@
 /* Define if you have the gethostbyname function.  */
 #undef HAVE_GETHOSTBYNAME
 
-/* Define if you have the getline function.  */
-#undef HAVE_GETLINE
-
 /* Define if you have the getlogin function.  */
 #undef HAVE_GETLOGIN
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 4256bc42079..fed8a06d4f2 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -4058,7 +4058,7 @@ fi
 # checks for library functions
 for ac_func in alarm chown clock confstr ctermid ctermid_r execv \
  flock fork fsync fdatasync fpathconf ftime ftruncate \
- getgroups getline getlogin getpeername getpid getpwent getwd \
+ getgroups getlogin getpeername getpid getpwent getwd \
  kill link lstat mkfifo mktime mremap \
  nice pathconf pause plock poll pthread_init \
  putenv readlink \
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 77ab0a3a88f..a27a6ed6ff2 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ fi
 # checks for library functions
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS(alarm chown clock confstr ctermid ctermid_r execv \
  flock fork fsync fdatasync fpathconf ftime ftruncate \
- getgroups getline getlogin getpeername getpid getpwent getwd \
+ getgroups getlogin getpeername getpid getpwent getwd \
  kill link lstat mkfifo mktime mremap \
  nice pathconf pause plock poll pthread_init \
  putenv readlink \