diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index a53566d72..962adb33b 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@ AC_SUBST(AR)
 AC_CHECK_PROGS(YODL2MAN, yodl2man)
 AC_CHECK_PROGS(YODL2HTML, yodl2html)
 
-if test -z "$YODL2MAN"
-then AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot find yodl executable yodl2man])
-fi
-
 AC_COMPILE_WARNINGS # Increase warning levels
 
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(SWIG_CXX, ["$CXX"], [Compiler that built SWIG])