diff --git a/cf/krb-readline.m4 b/cf/krb-readline.m4
index 1c8106694..9f95e11ef 100644
--- a/cf/krb-readline.m4
+++ b/cf/krb-readline.m4
@@ -33,11 +33,7 @@ else
 	LIB_readline='$(top_builddir)/lib/editline/libeditline.la'
 fi
 AM_CONDITIONAL(el_compat, test "$ac_foo" = yes)
-if test "$readline_libdir"; then
-	LIB_readline="-rpath $readline_libdir $LIB_readline"
-fi
-LIB_readline="$LIB_readline \$(LIB_tgetent)"
 AC_DEFINE(HAVE_READLINE, 1, 
 	[Define if you have a readline compatible library.])dnl
 
-])
\ No newline at end of file
+])