diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 3a0823c..4290894 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ env:
     - RUNTIME=libicu
     - RUNTIME=libidn2
     - RUNTIME=libidn
-    - RUNTIME=no
 
 addons:
     apt:
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1a8698b..44e70a8 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(runtime,
         libicu [[default]]: IDNA2008 UTS#46 library
         libidn2:          IDNA2008 library (also needs libunistring)
         libidn:           IDNA2003 library (also needs libunistring)
-  --disable-runtime       Do not link runtime IDNA functionality
   ], [
     if test "$enableval" = "libicu" -o "$enableval" = "yes"; then
       enable_runtime=libicu
@@ -107,8 +106,6 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(runtime,
     elif test "$enableval" = "libidn"; then
       enable_runtime=libidn
       AC_DEFINE([WITH_LIBIDN], [1], [generate PSL data using libidn])
-    elif test "$enableval" = "no"; then
-      enable_runtime=no
     else
       AC_MSG_ERROR([Unknown value $enableval for --enable-runtime])
     fi