diff --git a/Source/Modules/swigmod.h b/Source/Modules/swigmod.h
index a30fdf8fa..c4007be51 100644
--- a/Source/Modules/swigmod.h
+++ b/Source/Modules/swigmod.h
@@ -18,12 +18,6 @@
 #include "preprocessor.h"
 #include "swigwarn.h"
 
-#if !defined(HAVE_BOOL)
-typedef int bool;
-#define true ((bool)1)
-#define false ((bool)0)
-#endif
-
 #define NOT_VIRTUAL     0
 #define PLAIN_VIRTUAL   1
 #define PURE_VIRTUAL    2
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2062733d8..b6842e35c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -40,11 +40,6 @@ AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(SWIG_PLATFORM, ["$host"], [Platform that SWIG is built for])
 dnl Checks for header files.
 AC_HEADER_STDC
 
-dnl Checks for types.
-AC_LANG_PUSH([C++])
-AC_CHECK_TYPES([bool])
-AC_LANG_POP([C++])
-
 dnl Look for popen
 AC_ARG_WITH(popen, AS_HELP_STRING([--without-popen], [Disable popen]), with_popen="$withval")
 if test x"${with_popen}" = xno ; then