diff --git a/configure b/configure
index c31485b2bb1..bd25d0d0877 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -19694,8 +19694,7 @@ done
 
 
 
-
-for ac_header in malloc.h strings.h sys/mman.h sys/resource.h
+for ac_header in malloc.h sys/mman.h sys/resource.h
 do
 as_ac_Header=`echo "ac_cv_header_$ac_header" | $as_tr_sh`
 if eval "test \"\${$as_ac_Header+set}\" = set"; then