diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 75af88e023ef9ab02f7657a6b071c70a554062b6..817aa421a6ffd5fb350c516a379983afb0f24b4b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ if test "x$PERL" = x; then
 fi
 
 # look for dicos
-AC_PATH_ALEXINA
+# AC_PATH_ALEXINA
 # AC_PATH_LEFFF
 # AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_LEFFF, test -n "$lefffdir")