--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -244,7 +244,6 @@ ALL_LINGUAS="cs da de es eu fr hu it ja
 GP_GETTEXT_HACK([${PACKAGE}-${LIBGPHOTO2_CURRENT_MIN}],[The gPhoto Team],[${MAIL_GPHOTO_TRANSLATION}])
 AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.14.1])
 AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external])
-AM_PO_SUBDIRS()
 AM_ICONV()
 GP_GETTEXT_FLAGS()
 
--- a/libgphoto2_port/configure.ac
+++ b/libgphoto2_port/configure.ac
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ GP_GETTEXT_HACK([${PACKAGE}-${LIBGPHOTO2
 ALL_LINGUAS="cs da de es eu fi fr it ja nl pl pt_BR ru sk sr sv uk vi zh_CN zh_TW"
 AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.14.1])
 AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external])
-AM_PO_SUBDIRS()
 AM_ICONV()
 GP_GETTEXT_FLAGS()