1 files changed, 0 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/bootstrap b/bootstrap
index e72894c..08a7221 100755
--- a/bootstrap
+++ b/bootstrap
@@ -942,14 +942,6 @@ find "$m4_base" "$source_base" \
 # such as ylwrap.
 AUTORECONFFLAGS="--verbose --install --force -I $m4_base $ACLOCAL_FLAGS"
 
-# Some systems (RHEL 5) are using ancient autotools, for which the
-# --no-recursive option had not been invented.  Detect that lack and
-# omit the option when it's not supported.  FIXME in 2017: remove this
-# hack when RHEL 5 autotools are updated, or when they become irrelevant.
-case $($AUTORECONF --help) in
-  *--no-recursive*) AUTORECONFFLAGS="$AUTORECONFFLAGS --no-recursive";;
-esac
-
 # Tell autoreconf not to invoke autopoint or libtoolize; they were run above.
 echo "running: AUTOPOINT=true LIBTOOLIZE=true $AUTORECONF $AUTORECONFFLAGS"
 AUTOPOINT=true LIBTOOLIZE=true $AUTORECONF $AUTORECONFFLAGS \