--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@
 AC_SEARCH_LIBS([MD5Update], [md], [
   AS_IF([test "x$ac_cv_search_MD5Update" != "xnone required"], [
     MD5_LIBS="$MD5_LIBS $ac_cv_search_MD5Update"
-    need_transparent_libmd=yes
   ])
 ], [
   AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot find required MD5 functions in libc or libmd])
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -15969,7 +15969,6 @@
 then :
 
     MD5_LIBS="$MD5_LIBS $ac_cv_search_MD5Update"
-    need_transparent_libmd=yes
 
 fi