diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c2486af..5dd17b2 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -18,13 +18,6 @@
 AC_PROG_SED
 AC_PROG_MKDIR_P
 
-AC_ARG_ENABLE([logging],
-        AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-logging], [disable system logging @<:@default=enabled@:>@]),
-        [], enable_logging=yes)
-AS_IF([test "x$enable_logging" = "xyes"], [
-        AC_DEFINE(ENABLE_LOGGING, [1], [System logging.])
-])
-
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([debug],
         AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-debug], [enable debug messages @<:@default=disabled@:>@]),
         [], [enable_debug=no])
@@ -75,7 +68,6 @@
         cflags:                         ${CFLAGS}
         ldflags:                        ${LDFLAGS}
 
-        logging:                        ${enable_logging}
         debug:                          ${enable_debug}
         state-backward-compatibility:   ${enable_state_backward_compatibility}
 ])