diff --git a/SWIG/CHANGES.current b/SWIG/CHANGES.current
index f8aff62e9..dd1baed69 100644
--- a/SWIG/CHANGES.current
+++ b/SWIG/CHANGES.current
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Version 1.3.28 (unreleased).
 ===========================
 
-01/16/2006: mmatus
+01/16/2006: mmatus (Change disabled)
 	    Add initial support for regexp via the external library
 	    RxSpencer. SWIG doesn't require this library to compile
 	    and/or run. But if you specify --with-rxspencer, and the
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ Version 1.3.28 (unreleased).
             the simple or '|' support for the match rules
             (01/12/2006: mmatus) is disabled. Still, if you have
             problems with the rxspencer library, you can re-enable
-            the simple 'match or' support using -DSWIG_USE_SIMPLE_MATCHOR.
+            the simple 'match or' support using
+            -DSWIG_USE_SIMPLE_MATCHOR.
+	  
 
 01/16/2006: mmatus
 	    Change the %rename predicates to use the prefix '%$', as in:
diff --git a/SWIG/configure.in b/SWIG/configure.in
index 19a0e1103..2bcd3dfbe 100644
--- a/SWIG/configure.in
+++ b/SWIG/configure.in
@@ -292,27 +292,6 @@ else
 AC_CHECK_FUNC(popen, AC_DEFINE(HAVE_POPEN, 1, [Define if popen is available]), AC_MSG_NOTICE([Disabling popen]))
 fi
 
-#----------------------------------------------------------------
-# Look for RxSpencer 
-#----------------------------------------------------------------
-
-AC_ARG_WITH(rxspencer, AS_HELP_STRING([--with-rxspencer], [Enable RxSpencer]), with_rxspencer="yes")
-if test x"${with_rxspencer}" = xyes ; then 
-#check first for the header
- AC_CHECK_HEADER(rxspencer/regex.h,with_rxspencer="yes",with_rxspencer="no")
- if test x"${with_rxspencer}" = xyes ; then 
-# now check for the library
-  AC_CHECK_LIB(rxspencer, regcomp,with_rxspencer="yes",with_rxspencer="no")
- fi
- if test x"${with_rxspencer}" = xyes ; then 
-# library and header are available
-  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_RXSPENCER, 1,[Define if rxspencer is available])
-  LIBS="$LIBS -lrxspencer"
- else
-  AC_MSG_NOTICE([RxSpencer not found. Obtain it at http://arglist.com/regex or http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages.html])
- fi
-fi
-
 #----------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # Check for specific libraries.   Used for SWIG examples