diff --git a/configure b/configure
index f3829b0..1b936ec 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -386,11 +386,6 @@ case $OPERATINGSYSTEM in
         try_phc=1
         add_def LINUX
         echo "Configuring for " $SYSTEM
-        if [ "${MACHINE}" = "alpha" ]; then
-           echo "Enabling -mieee"
-           # FIXME: Should really test for GCC
-           MYCFLAGS="$MYCFLAGS -mieee"
-        fi
     ;;
 
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