diff --git a/configure b/configure
index ca2530c23c..2686657f0f 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1523,9 +1523,6 @@ EOF
   if compile_prog "$sdl_cflags" "$sdl_libs" ; then
     sdl_libs="$sdl_libs -lX11"
   fi
-  if test "$mingw32" = "yes" ; then
-    sdl_libs="`echo $sdl_libs | sed s/-mwindows//g` -mconsole"
-  fi
   libs_softmmu="$sdl_libs $libs_softmmu"
 fi