--- a/js/src/old-configure.in
+++ b/js/src/old-configure.in
@@ -446,19 +446,16 @@ AC_SUBST(GNU_LD)
 AC_SUBST(GNU_CC)
 AC_SUBST(GNU_CXX)
 AC_SUBST(INTEL_CC)
 AC_SUBST(INTEL_CXX)
 
 dnl ========================================================
 dnl Checks for programs.
 dnl ========================================================
-AC_PROG_INSTALL
-AC_PROG_LN_S
-
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([for tar archiver])
 AC_CHECK_PROGS(TAR, gnutar gtar tar, "")
 if test -z "$TAR"; then
     AC_MSG_WARN([no tar archiver found in \$PATH])
 fi
 AC_MSG_RESULT([$TAR])
 AC_SUBST(TAR)
 

--- a/old-configure.in
+++ b/old-configure.in
@@ -683,19 +683,16 @@ AC_SUBST(INTEL_CXX)
 
 AC_SUBST(STL_FLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(WRAP_STL_INCLUDES)
 AC_SUBST(MOZ_MSVC_STL_WRAP_RAISE)
 
 dnl ========================================================
 dnl Checks for programs.
 dnl ========================================================
-AC_PROG_INSTALL
-AC_PROG_LN_S
-
 if test -z "$COMPILE_ENVIRONMENT"; then
     NSINSTALL_BIN='$(PYTHON) $(MOZILLA_DIR)/config/nsinstall.py'
 fi
 AC_SUBST(NSINSTALL_BIN)
 
 if test "$COMPILE_ENVIRONMENT"; then
 
 dnl ========================================================