--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -66,8 +66,6 @@
 MYSQL_IPATH=""
 AFP_PATH=""
 AFP_IPATH=""
-NCP_PATH=""
-NCP_IPATH=""
 SVN_PATH=""
 SVN_IPATH=""
 APR_IPATH=""
@@ -508,32 +506,6 @@
 fi
 
 echo "Checking for NCP (libncp.so / nwcalls.h) ..."
-for i in $LIBDIRS ; do
-    if [ "X" = "X$NCP_PATH" ]; then
-        if [ -f "$i/libncp.so" -o -f "$i/libncp.dylib" -o -f "$i/libncp.a"  ]; then
-            NCP_PATH="$i"
-        fi
-    fi
-    if [ "X" = "X$NCP_PATH" ]; then
-        TMP_LIB=`/bin/ls $i/libncp.so.* 2> /dev/null | grep ncp.`
-        if [ -n "$TMP_LIB" ]; then
-            NCP_PATH="$i"
-        fi
-    fi
-    if [ "X" = "X$NCP_PATH" ]; then
-        TMP_LIB=`/bin/ls $i/libncp.dll* 2> /dev/null | grep ncp.`
-        if [ -n "$TMP_LIB" ]; then
-            NCP_PATH="$i"
-        fi
-    fi
-done
-for i in $INCDIRS ; do
-    if [ "X" != "X$NCP_PATH" ]; then
-        if [ -f "$i/ncp/nwcalls.h" ]; then
-            NCP_IPATH="$i"
-        fi
-    fi
-done
 if [ -n "$NCP_PATH" -a -n "$NCP_IPATH" ]; then
     echo "                                         ... found"
 fi