--- a/Configure
+++ b/Configure
@@ -910,17 +910,6 @@ else
  ${msg} " ${irt_no}"
 fi
 
-${msg} -n "${irt_seeingif} $cctype ${irt_accepts} '-Werror'... "
-echo "
-#include <stdlib.h>
-${main0}" > config.temp.c
-if $cctype -o config.temp -Werror $CFLAGS config.temp.c $LDFLAGS $libs $LIBS; then
- ${msg} "${irt_yes}"
- WERROR="-Werror"
-else
- ${msg} " ${irt_no}"
-fi
-
 ${msg} -n "${irt_seeingif} $cctype ${irt_accepts} '-Wno-unreachable-code'... "
 echo "
 #include <stdlib.h>