diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2e4a0e8..81ac3bd 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -423,11 +423,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(systemd,
 
 if [ test "$systemd_enabled" = "yes" ];then
 AC_LIB_HAVE_LINKFLAGS(systemd,, [#include <systemd/sd-daemon.h>], [sd_listen_fds(0);])
- if [ test -z "$LIBSYSTEMD" ];then
-	systemd_enabled="no"
- else
 	systemd_enabled="yes"
- fi
 fi
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(namespaces,