--- a/source/configure.in
+++ b/source/configure.in
@@ -1199,38 +1199,6 @@ AC_TRY_COMPILE([
 AC_DEFINE(HAVE_PRCTL, 1, [Whether prctl is available]),[])
 
 #
-#
-#
-case "$host_os" in
-    *linux*)
-       # glibc <= 2.3.2 has a broken getgrouplist
-       AC_TRY_RUN([
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <sys/utsname.h>
-main() {
-       /* glibc up to 2.3 has a broken getgrouplist */
-#if defined(__GLIBC__) && defined(__GLIBC_MINOR__)
-       int libc_major = __GLIBC__;
-       int libc_minor = __GLIBC_MINOR__;
-
-       if (libc_major < 2)
-              exit(1);
-       if ((libc_major == 2) && (libc_minor <= 3))
-              exit(1);
-#endif
-       exit(0);
-}
-], [linux_getgrouplist_ok=yes], [linux_getgrouplist_ok=no])
-       if test x"$linux_getgrouplist_ok" = x"yes"; then
-          AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GETGROUPLIST, 1, [Have good getgrouplist])
-       fi
-       ;;
-    *)
-       AC_CHECK_FUNCS(getgrouplist)
-       ;;
-esac
-
-#
 # stat64 family may need <sys/stat.h> on some systems, notably ReliantUNIX
 #