diff --git a/configure b/configure
index cae9fde7cfc75d..31af8b060c09b6 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -26395,13 +26395,6 @@ printf "%s\n" "#define Py_NORMALIZE_CENTURY 1" >>confdefs.h
 
 fi
 
-{ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether C99-compatible strftime specifiers are supported" >&5
-printf %s "checking whether C99-compatible strftime specifiers are supported... " >&6; }
-if test ${ac_cv_strftime_c99_support+y}
-then :
-  printf %s "(cached) " >&6
-else $as_nop
-
 if test "$cross_compiling" = yes
 then :
   { { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&5
@@ -26440,9 +26433,6 @@ rm -f core *.core core.conftest.* gmon.out bb.out conftest$ac_exeext \
   conftest.$ac_objext conftest.beam conftest.$ac_ext
 fi
 
-fi
-{ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_strftime_c99_support" >&5
-printf "%s\n" "$ac_cv_strftime_c99_support" >&6; }
 
 have_curses=no
 have_panel=no
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ccb0549dc33caf..cad36ba1011510 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -6665,7 +6665,6 @@ then
   [Define if year with century should be normalized for strftime.])
 fi
 
-AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether C99-compatible strftime specifiers are supported], [ac_cv_strftime_c99_support], [
 AC_RUN_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[
 #include <time.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -6685,7 +6684,7 @@ int main(void)
 }
 ]])],
 [],
-[AC_MSG_ERROR([Python requires C99-compatible strftime specifiers])])])
+[AC_MSG_ERROR([Python requires C99-compatible strftime specifiers])])
 
 dnl check for ncursesw/ncurses and panelw/panel
 dnl NOTE: old curses is not detected.