diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 19ef1d8e..bb7f05f7 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3165,10 +3165,6 @@ fi
 	fi
 fi
 
-if test -z "$prefix" || test $prefix = "NONE"; then
-	prefix="/usr/local"
-fi
-
 
 # Check whether --with-module-prefix was given.
 if test "${with_module_prefix+set}" = set; then :
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 38121679..2b4b23b6 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -152,10 +152,6 @@ if test -z "$NOSSL"; then
 	fi
 fi
 
-if test -z "$prefix" || test $prefix = "NONE"; then
-	prefix="/usr/local"
-fi
-
 AC_ARG_WITH( [module-prefix],
 	AS_HELP_STRING([--with-module-prefix], [module object code [[LIBDIR/znc]]]),
 	[MODDIR=$withval],