diff --git a/check_whence.py b/check_whence.py
index 09dbdd54..cf2ac0ba 100755
--- a/check_whence.py
+++ b/check_whence.py
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ def main():
             "WHENCE",
             "build_packages.py",
             "check_whence.py",
-            "configure",
             "contrib/process_linux_firmware.py",
             "contrib/templates/debian.changelog",
             "contrib/templates/debian.control",
diff --git a/configure b/configure
deleted file mode 100644
index 3260f9a9..00000000
--- a/configure
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# -*- mode: sh -*-
-# Our Makefile doesn't do srcdir != builddir
-#buildapi-variable-no-builddir