diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 4d3cf0e0e..595bcae7e 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -112,8 +112,7 @@ if test $NeXTCC = 0; then
       fi
     fi
     #----------------------------------------------------------------
-    # Find out if we have sel_types_match 
-    # (i.e. the necessary patch has been applied)
+    # Make sure we can find the -lobjc runtime library
     #----------------------------------------------------------------
     if test $NeXT_runtime = 0; then
       AC_CHECK_LIB(objc, main, HAVE_LIBOBJC=1, HAVE_LIBOBJC=0)
@@ -122,11 +121,6 @@ if test $NeXTCC = 0; then
       else
         LIBS="$LIBS -lobjc"
       fi
-      AC_CHECK_FUNC(sel_types_match, have_sel=1, have_sel=0)
-      if test $have_sel = 0; then
-        AC_MSG_ERROR(Could not find sel_types_match in libobjc.a.
-               GCC version less than 2.6.1?)
-      fi
     fi
 
 else