diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 4ef7659..c774c65 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -8009,11 +8009,6 @@ fi
 # zlib test
 # ripped from http://autoconf-archive.cryp.to/check_zlib.html
 #
-ZLIB_HOME=/usr/local
-if test ! -f "${ZLIB_HOME}/include/zlib.h"
-then
-        ZLIB_HOME=/usr
-fi
 if test -n "${ZLIB_HOME}"
 then
         ZLIB_OLD_LDFLAGS=$LDFLAGS