diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 853368c1..1e20faa8 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1307,7 +1307,6 @@ ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
 
 
 
-CC_LIST="gcc acc cc c89"
 ac_ext=c
 ac_cpp='$CPP $CPPFLAGS'
 ac_compile='$CC -c $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
@@ -5098,7 +5097,7 @@ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking compiler flags for a dynamic object" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking compiler flags for a dynamic object... $ECHO_C" >&6
 
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 5101 "configure"
+#line 5100 "configure"
 int a=0
 EOF
 
@@ -5137,7 +5136,7 @@ echo "${ECHO_T}none of $mh_cv_flags supported" >&6
 
 mh_compile='${CC-cc} -c $DYN_COMP conftest.$ac_ext 1>&5'
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 5140 "configure"
+#line 5139 "configure"
 int foo()
 {
 return(0);
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 43eaf133..333686f6 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([curspriv.h])
 
 AC_SUBST(prefix)
 
-dnl ---------------------- check for C compiler -----------------
-dnl Checks for one of the C compilers below - change if yours not there.
-CC_LIST="gcc acc cc c89"
 AC_PROG_CC
 AC_ISC_POSIX