diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -45,13 +45,9 @@ AC_TYPE_SIZE_T
 
 PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG(0.17.2)
 
-AC_CHECK_MYSQLR
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(DISTLIBS, libconfuse >= 2.6)
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([CHECK], [check >= 0.9.4])
 
-AC_SUBST([MYSQL_LIBS])
-AC_SUBST([MYSQL_CFLAGS])
-
 AC_DEFINE_DIR([SYSCONFDIR], [sysconfdir], [Directory to find configuration files in])
 
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile