diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 1460c2ed2c2..8f0b2c45f6e 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -24870,20 +24870,6 @@ case $CC in
     ;;
 esac
 
-if test "$GCC" != "yes" && test "$ICC" != "yes"
-then
-  { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: gcc|icc required but not found" >&5
-echo "$as_me: error: gcc|icc required but not found" >&2;}
-   { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
-fi
-
-if test "$GXX" != "yes" && test "$IXX" != "yes"
-then
-  { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: g++|icc required but not found" >&5
-echo "$as_me: error: g++|icc required but not found" >&2;}
-   { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
-fi
-
 if test "$GCC" = "yes"
 then
   gccmajor=`$CC --version | head -n 1 | sed 's/[^0-9]*\([0-9.]\).*/\1/'`