diff --git configure.ac configure.ac
index 7029e1e..ad5e336 100644
--- configure.ac
+++ configure.ac
@@ -1351,18 +1351,7 @@ AC_CHECK_LIB(resolv, res_search,
 AM_CONDITIONAL(BUILD_WITH_LIBRESOLV, test "x$with_libresolv" = "xyes")

 dnl Check for HAL (hardware abstraction library)
-with_libhal="yes"
-AC_CHECK_LIB(hal,libhal_device_property_exists,
-	     [AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBHAL, 1, [Define to 1 if you have 'hal' library])],
-	     [with_libhal="no"])
-if test "x$with_libhal" = "xyes"; then
-	if test "x$PKG_CONFIG" != "x"; then
-		BUILD_WITH_LIBHAL_CFLAGS="`pkg-config --cflags hal`"
-		BUILD_WITH_LIBHAL_LIBS="`pkg-config --libs hal`"
-		AC_SUBST(BUILD_WITH_LIBHAL_CFLAGS)
-		AC_SUBST(BUILD_WITH_LIBHAL_LIBS)
-	fi
-fi
+with_libhal="no"

 m4_divert_once([HELP_WITH], [
 collectd additional packages:])