diff --git libAfterBase/configure.in libAfterBase/configure.in
index 4bc2232..f250692 100644
--- a/libAfterBase/configure.in
+++ b/libAfterBase/configure.in
@@ -228,12 +228,7 @@ if test "x$enable_xlocale" = "xyes"; then
 fi
 
 dnl# Check for safe min/max - there still are some retarded compilers out there :
-AC_MSG_CHECKING(if we can use sign safe min/max macros)
-AC_TRY_RUN([#define MIN(x,y) \
-  		({ const typeof(x) _x = (x); const typeof(y) _y = (y);  (void) (&_x == &_y); \
-     		 _x < _y ? _x : _y; })
-                 int main(){return MIN(0,1);}],
-	   [AC_DEFINE(USE_SAFE_MINMAX,1,will use type-safe min/max macros) AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)],AC_MSG_RESULT(no))
+AC_DEFINE(USE_SAFE_MINMAX,1,will use type-safe min/max macros)
 
 dnl# Translate enable_* from "yes/no" to "1/0" (for configure.h)
 
