--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
 AC_PROG_CPP
 AC_PROG_CC
 AM_PROG_CC_C_O
-AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
+LT_INIT
 
 dnl Try to detect/use GNU features
 CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -D_GNU_SOURCE"
@@ -239,13 +239,6 @@
 AC_CHECK_FUNC(acos,  , AC_CHECK_LIB(m, acos))
 AC_CHECK_FUNC(round, , AC_CHECK_LIB(m, round))
 
-
-
-dnl add pic flag in any case this makes sure all our code is relocatable
-eval `./libtool --config | grep pic_flag=`
-CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $pic_flag"
-
-
 dnl Checks for library functions.
 AC_FUNC_STRFTIME
 AC_FUNC_VPRINTF
