--- gnash-0.8.0.old/configure.ac	2007-07-07 10:49:51.000000000 +0200
+++ gnash-0.8.0/configure.ac	2007-07-07 10:52:01.000000000 +0200
@@ -477,19 +477,6 @@
   export pathlist=$PATH
 fi
 
-dnl Try to ignore stupid dependencies
-
-AC_MSG_CHECKING(linker --as-needed support)
-gcc_cv_ld_as_needed=no
-# Check if linker supports --as-needed and --no-as-needed options
-if $LD --help 2>/dev/null | grep as-needed > /dev/null; then
-	gcc_cv_ld_as_needed=yes
-fi
-if test x"$gcc_cv_ld_as_needed" = xyes; then
-	LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS} -Wl,--as-needed"
-fi
-AC_MSG_RESULT($gcc_cv_ld_as_needed)
-
 dnl GNASH_PKG_FIND(dmalloc, [dmalloc.h], [dmalloc], mallinfo)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_DMALLOC, [ test x$has_dmalloc = xyes ])