--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -816,7 +816,6 @@ fi
 #
 
 AS_IF([test "$host" = "$build"], [
-  AM_PATH_PYTHON([3])
   AC_CHECK_HEADER([gelf.h], [], [
     AC_MSG_ERROR([libelf headers are required for building clippy.  (Host only when cross-compiling.)])
   ])