diff --git a/configure b/configure
index ebd516c08..e05dd694d 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -261,8 +261,6 @@ ARCH_EXT_LIST="
     sse4_1
     avx
     avx2
-
-    altivec
 "
 HAVE_LIST="
     ${ARCH_EXT_LIST}