--- configure.orig	2013-07-25 20:38:44.000000000 +0200
+++ configure	2013-07-25 20:39:35.000000000 +0200
@@ -17589,21 +17589,6 @@
 	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $PYTHON_EXTRA_LIBS" >&5
 $as_echo "$PYTHON_EXTRA_LIBS" >&6; }
 
-
-	#
-	# linking flags needed when embedding
-	#
-	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking python extra linking flags" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking python extra linking flags... " >&6; }
-	if test -z "$PYTHON_EXTRA_LDFLAGS"; then
-		PYTHON_EXTRA_LDFLAGS=`$PYTHON -c "import distutils.sysconfig; \
-			conf = distutils.sysconfig.get_config_var; \
-			print (conf('LINKFORSHARED'))"`
-	fi
-	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $PYTHON_EXTRA_LDFLAGS" >&5
-$as_echo "$PYTHON_EXTRA_LDFLAGS" >&6; }
-
-
 	#
 	# final check to see if everything compiles alright
 	#
