diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 28a0625..ea25488 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -624,12 +624,6 @@ fi
 
 TMPDIR="."
 
-if [ -d /var/tmp ] ; then
-  TMPDIR="/var/tmp"
-elif [ -d /tmp ] ; then
-  TMPDIR=/tmp
-fi
-
 ${ECHO_CMD} Use TMP dir ${TMPDIR}
 
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