diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b9fb191..178c387 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ AC_PREREQ([2.63])
 AC_INIT([jansson], [0.1], [petri@digip.org])
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.10 foreign])
-AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
 
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/value.c])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])