diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 30a7fff2d..6e72136c5 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ AWK=@AWK@
 RANLIB=@RANLIB@
 INSTALL=@INSTALL@
 SED=@SED@
-ENT=@ENT@
 XAUTH_PATH=@XAUTH_PATH@
 LDFLAGS=-L. -Lopenbsd-compat/ @LDFLAGS@
 LDFLAGS_NOPIE=-L. -Lopenbsd-compat/ @LDFLAGS_NOPIE@
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 33a82814b..0f15ef2bf 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ AC_CHECK_TOOLS([AR], [ar])
 AC_PATH_PROG([CAT], [cat])
 AC_PATH_PROG([KILL], [kill])
 AC_PATH_PROG([SED], [sed])
-AC_PATH_PROG([ENT], [ent])
-AC_SUBST([ENT])
 AC_PATH_PROG([TEST_MINUS_S_SH], [bash])
 AC_PATH_PROG([TEST_MINUS_S_SH], [ksh])
 AC_PATH_PROG([TEST_MINUS_S_SH], [sh])