diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index cc09cf61..865091b5 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -14,18 +14,3 @@ touch -d '2000-01-01' $srcdir/INSTALL-WMAKER $srcdir/README.i18n
 
 # Generate the configure script from the 'configure.ac'
 autoreconf -vfi -I m4 $srcdir
-
-exit 0
-
-if [ -x config.status -a -z "$*" ]; then
-  ./config.status --recheck
-else
-  if test -z "$*"; then
-    echo "I am going to run ./configure with no arguments - if you wish "
-    echo "to pass any to it, please specify them on the $0 command line."
-    echo "If you do not wish to run ./configure, press Ctrl-C now."
-    trap 'echo "configure aborted" ; exit 0' 1 2 15
-    sleep 1
-  fi
-  ./configure "$@"
-fi