diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 30bdf60..034bb26 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -105,13 +105,9 @@ AC_LANG(C++)
 AC_CHECK_HEADER(expat.h, ,
 	AC_MSG_ERROR([Expat headers not found]))
 
-# Check enchant is available
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(ENCHANT, [enchant], [CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -DUSE_ENCHANT"], 
-	# otherwise Check ASPELL is available
-	  [AC_CHECK_HEADER(aspell.h, [ASPELL_LIBS="-laspell"],
-		AC_MSG_ERROR([Aspell headers not found]))]
-)
-
+# Check Aspell is available
+AC_CHECK_HEADER(aspell.h, [ASPELL_LIBS="-laspell"],
+	AC_MSG_ERROR([Aspell headers not found]))
 AC_SUBST(ASPELL_LIBS)
 
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([the GTK version to use])