diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 24bcb860..02c637b0 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -10,10 +10,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile])
 AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS([googletest googlemock])
 
-CXXCPP="g++ -E -std=gnu++11"
-
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
 
-
 # Output the generated files. No further autoconf macros may be used.
 AC_OUTPUT