diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 4439c7b..2c23c1d 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -166,8 +166,6 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-dnl !!! FIXME: separate checks for history and readline...
-
 dnl determine if we should include readline support...
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(readline,
 [  --enable-readline          use GNU readline in test program [default=yes]],