diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 14a541c..01fd523 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ AM_PATH_SDL(1.0.6,,AC_MSG_ERROR([*** SDL >= 1.0.6 not installed - please install
 
 # Check for header files.
 AC_HEADER_STDC
-AC_CHECK_HEADERS([libintl.h locale.h stdlib.h string.h unistd.h])
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS([stdlib.h string.h unistd.h])
 
 # Check for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.
 AC_C_VOLATILE
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ else
 fi
 	    
 # Check for library functions.
-AC_CHECK_FUNCS([floor setlocale sqrt setlocale])
+AC_CHECK_FUNCS([floor sqrt])
 
 # Arguments to specify certain features.
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([mmx],
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 5265323..1fd52ff 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -5,11 +5,6 @@ data_DATA = infinite_states
 
 datadir = $(prefix)/share/audacious
 
-# translations go into infinity's own directory not in audacious directory
-infinity_datadir = @datadir@
-localedir = $(infinity_datadir)/locale
-DEFS = -DLOCALEDIR=\"$(localedir)\" @DEFS@
-
 COMMON_FLAGS = @AUDACIOUS_CFLAGS@ @AUDCLIENT_CFLAGS@ @SDL_CFLAGS@ @GTK_CFLAGS@\
 	@GLIB_CFLAGS@ $(INF_CFLAGS_EXTRA) -DDATADIR='"$(datadir)"'