diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index b1376df..d68a142 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 autoreconf -v --install || exit 1
-./configure --enable-maintainer-mode "$@"
+./configure "$@"
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1ba1855..2c7a63d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_CXX
 AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
 AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
-AC_PROG_RANLIB
 
 # Checks for header files.
 AC_HEADER_STDC