diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 69d5534..fb6da78 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ cd $ORIGDIR
 
 set -
 
-echo $srcdir/configure --enable-maintainer-mode "$@"
-$srcdir/configure --enable-maintainer-mode "$@"
+echo $srcdir/configure "$@"
+$srcdir/configure "$@"
 RC=$?
 if test $RC -ne 0; then
   echo
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 72bae5b..c3d61a8 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ AC_CANONICAL_TARGET
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4macros])
-AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
 
 m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES],[AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])])