diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7ce4b8f6a..b728ad096 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1791,18 +1791,8 @@ LVM_LIBAPI=$(echo "$VER" | $AWK -F '[[()]]' '{print $2}')
 
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(LVM_CONFIGURE_LINE, "$CONFIGURE_LINE", [configure command line used])
 
-AC_ARG_VAR([BLKID_CFLAGS], [C compiler flags for blkid])
-AC_ARG_VAR([BLKID_LIBS], [linker flags for blkid])
-AC_ARG_VAR([CPG_CFLAGS], [C compiler flags for cpg])
-AC_ARG_VAR([CPG_LIBS], [linker flags for cpg])
-AC_ARG_VAR([EDITLINE_CFLAGS], [C compiler flags for editline])
-AC_ARG_VAR([EDITLINE_LIBS], [linker flags for editline])
 AC_ARG_VAR([READLINE_CFLAGS], [C compiler flags for readline])
 AC_ARG_VAR([READLINE_LIBS], [linker flags for readline])
-AC_ARG_VAR([SYSTEMD_CFLAGS], [C compiler flags for systemd])
-AC_ARG_VAR([SYSTEMD_LIBS], [linker flags for systemd])
-AC_ARG_VAR([UDEV_CFLAGS], [C compiler flags for udev])
-AC_ARG_VAR([UDEV_LIBS], [linker flags for udev])
 
 ################################################################################
 AC_SUBST(AWK)
@@ -1825,8 +1815,6 @@ AC_SUBST(CLDFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(CLDNOWHOLEARCHIVE)
 AC_SUBST(CLDWHOLEARCHIVE)
 AC_SUBST(CMDLIB)
-AC_SUBST(CONFDB_CFLAGS)
-AC_SUBST(CONFDB_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(CONFDIR)
 AC_SUBST(COPTIMISE_FLAG)
 AC_SUBST(CSCOPE_CMD)
@@ -1849,8 +1837,6 @@ AC_SUBST(DEFAULT_USE_DEVICES_FILE)
 AC_SUBST(DEFAULT_USE_LVMPOLLD)
 AC_SUBST(DEFAULT_USE_LVMLOCKD)
 AC_SUBST(DEVMAPPER)
-AC_SUBST(DLM_CFLAGS)
-AC_SUBST(DLM_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(DL_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(DMEVENTD_PATH)
 AC_SUBST(DM_LIB_PATCHLEVEL)
@@ -1859,11 +1845,6 @@ AC_SUBST(FSADM)
 AC_SUBST(FSADM_PATH)
 AC_SUBST(LVRESIZE_FS_HELPER_PATH)
 AC_SUBST(BLKDEACTIVATE)
-AC_SUBST(HAVE_BLKID)
-AC_SUBST(HAVE_BLKID_SUBLKS_FSINFO)
-AC_SUBST(HAVE_LIBDL)
-AC_SUBST(HAVE_REALTIME)
-AC_SUBST(HAVE_VALGRIND)
 AC_SUBST(INTEGRITY)
 AC_SUBST(INTL)
 AC_SUBST(JOBS)
@@ -1892,23 +1873,9 @@ AC_SUBST(M_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(PTHREAD_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(PYTHON2)
 AC_SUBST(PYTHON3)
-AC_SUBST(PYTHON_BINDINGS)
-AC_SUBST(PYTHON2_BINDINGS)
-AC_SUBST(PYTHON3_BINDINGS)
-AC_SUBST(PYTHON2_INCDIRS)
-AC_SUBST(PYTHON3_INCDIRS)
-AC_SUBST(PYTHON2_LIBDIRS)
-AC_SUBST(PYTHON3_LIBDIRS)
 AC_SUBST(PYTHON2DIR)
 AC_SUBST(PYTHON3DIR)
-AC_SUBST(QUORUM_CFLAGS)
-AC_SUBST(QUORUM_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(RT_LIBS)
-AC_SUBST(REPLICATORS)
-AC_SUBST(SACKPT_CFLAGS)
-AC_SUBST(SACKPT_LIBS)
-AC_SUBST(SALCK_CFLAGS)
-AC_SUBST(SALCK_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(SBINDIR)
 AC_SUBST(SELINUX_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(SELINUX_PC)