diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index dbd48c51cf..8bd62e0bcb 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@ AC_INIT([wxWidgets], [2.9.0], [wx-dev@lists.wxwidgets.org])
 dnl the file passed to AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR should be specific to our package
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([wx-config.in])
 
-dnl sets build, host, target variables and the same with _alias
+dnl sets build, host variables and the same with _alias
 AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST
-AC_CANONICAL_TARGET
 
 
 dnl When making releases do: