diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index f3c786a5c1a3ff4e56239c84c92d2d6d423c9d2b..03ea7f8161fec12ed317610b3473a63e36c43079 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -527,11 +527,12 @@ AC_CHECK_FUNCS( socket \
                 tcsetattr \
                 tcgetattr \
                 perror \
-                getpass \
                 closesocket \
                 setvbuf
 )
 
+dnl removed 'getpass' check on October 26, 2000
+
 if test "$ac_cv_func_select" != "yes"; then
   AC_MSG_ERROR(Can't work without an existing socket() function)
 fi