diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index b87e399747..668350b185 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -48,7 +48,3 @@ version needs to be upgraded by passing --enable-version3 to configure.
 The nonfree external library libfaac can be hooked up in FFmpeg. You need to
 pass --enable-nonfree to configure to enable it. Employ this option with care
 as FFmpeg then becomes nonfree and unredistributable.
-
-The libvpx external library has a license that is (L)GPL incompatible. If you
-combine it with FFmpeg the resulting binaries are unredistributable. Thus you
-need to pass --enable-nonfree to configure to enable it.
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 73dff04178..cdec2f59a3 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2336,7 +2336,6 @@ die_license_disabled gpl postproc
 die_license_disabled gpl x11grab
 
 die_license_disabled nonfree libfaac
-die_license_disabled nonfree libvpx
 
 die_license_disabled version3 libopencore_amrnb
 die_license_disabled version3 libopencore_amrwb