diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index eb57aef08..dc9ba643f 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -431,7 +431,6 @@ AC_CHECK_FUNCS([				\
 	gettimeofday				\
 	getuid					\
 	grantpt					\
-	initstate				\
 	mktime					\
 	ptsname					\
 	rand					\
@@ -447,7 +446,6 @@ AC_CHECK_FUNCS([				\
 	setresuid				\
 	setreuid				\
 	setsid					\
-	setstate				\
 	setutent				\
 	sigaction				\
 	strstr					\