diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fb2a287a..4c791ffd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ Makefile
 *.pc
 /include/znc/zncconfig.h
 /znc-buildmod
-/znc-config
 
 # modperl and modpython generated code
 /modules/modperl/functions.cpp
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 658e5103..ee4df722 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ BIN_SRCS  := src/main.cpp
 LIB_OBJS  := $(patsubst %cpp,%o,$(LIB_SRCS))
 BIN_OBJS  := $(patsubst %cpp,%o,$(BIN_SRCS))
 CLEAN     := znc src/*.o core core.*
-DISTCLEAN := Makefile config.log config.status znc-config znc-buildmod .depend \
+DISTCLEAN := Makefile config.log config.status znc-buildmod .depend \
 	modules/.depend modules/Makefile man/Makefile znc.pc znc-uninstalled.pc
 
 CXXFLAGS += -D_MODDIR_=\"$(MODDIR)\" -D_DATADIR_=\"$(DATADIR)\"
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ install: znc $(LIBZNC)
 	find $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/webskins -type d -exec chmod 0755 '{}' \;
 	find $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/webskins -type f -exec chmod 0644 '{}' \;
 	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) znc $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
-	$(INSTALL_SCRIPT) znc-config $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
 	$(INSTALL_SCRIPT) znc-buildmod $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/include/znc/*.h $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/znc
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) include/znc/zncconfig.h $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/znc
@@ -129,7 +128,6 @@ install: znc $(LIBZNC)
 
 uninstall:
 	rm $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/znc
-	rm $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/znc-config
 	rm $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/znc-buildmod
 	rm $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/znc/*.h
 	rm $(DESTDIR)$(PKGCONFIGDIR)/znc.pc
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 508f8011..53e6c626 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -529,7 +529,6 @@ AC_SUBST([SWIG])
 AC_SUBST([python_CFLAGS])
 AC_SUBST([python_LIBS])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile])
-AC_CONFIG_FILES([znc-config])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([znc-buildmod])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([man/Makefile])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([znc.pc])
diff --git a/man/Makefile.in b/man/Makefile.in
index 145d14f0..358ca0f7 100644
--- a/man/Makefile.in
+++ b/man/Makefile.in
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ mandir      := @mandir@
 INSTALL      := @INSTALL@
 INSTALL_DATA := @INSTALL_DATA@
 
-MAN1        := znc.1.gz znc-buildmod.1.gz znc-config.1.gz
+MAN1        := znc.1.gz znc-buildmod.1.gz
 
 ifneq "$(V)" ""
 VERBOSE=1
diff --git a/man/znc-config.1 b/man/znc-config.1
deleted file mode 100644
index ea191c1b..00000000
--- a/man/znc-config.1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-.TH ZNC\-CONFIG 1 2008\-06\-01 ZNC
-.SH NAME
-znc\-config \- script to get information about the installed version of ZNC
-.SH SYNOPSIS
-.B znc\-config \-\-cflags
-.br
-.B znc\-config \-\-include
-.br
-.B znc\-config \-\-libs
-.br
-.B znc\-config \-\-moddir
-.br
-.B znc\-config \-\-datadir
-.br
-.B znc\-config \-\-version
-.br
-.B znc\-config \-\-prefix
-.br
-.SH DESCRIPTION
-.BR znc\-config
-helps you compiling ZNC modules.
-This tool gives you a list of compiler and linker flags that you need to
-compile modules for the installed ZNC instance.
-.SH OPTIONS
-.TP
-.B \-\-cflags
-Displays the necessary compiler options.
-This does not include the include directories!
-.TP
-.B \-\-include
-This prints the compiler flags needed for the include directories.
-.TP
-.B \-\-libs
-Prints the linker flags needed for ZNC modules.
-.TP
-.B \-\-moddir
-Print the directory to which modules are installed.
-.TP
-.B \-\-datadir
-Print the directory to which data files for modules are installed.
-.TP
-.B \-\-version
-Displays the version number of ZNC.
-.TP
-.B \-\-prefix
-Displays the prefix under which ZNC is installed.
diff --git a/znc-buildmod.in b/znc-buildmod.in
index dd97e183..1b4e4160 100755
--- a/znc-buildmod.in
+++ b/znc-buildmod.in
@@ -6,15 +6,11 @@ OK="[ ok ]"
 
 # Update $PATH so that we will also find the znc binary if we were compiled
 # with  ./configure --prefix=/some/path
-prefix="@prefix@"
-exec_prefix="@exec_prefix@"
 bindir="@bindir@"
 PATH="$bindir:$PATH"
 
 # Check if we got everything we need
 
-ZNC_CONFIG=znc-config
-
 check_binary()
 {
 	which $1 > /dev/null 2>&1
@@ -24,10 +20,8 @@ check_binary()
 	fi
 }
 
-check_binary "${ZNC_CONFIG}" "Please (re)install ZNC."
-
 if test "x$CXX" = "x" ; then
-	CXX=`${ZNC_CONFIG} --cxx`
+	CXX="@CXX@"
 fi
 if test "x$CXX" = "x" ; then
 	CXX=g++
@@ -40,11 +34,20 @@ if test -z "$1"; then
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-CXXFLAGS="`${ZNC_CONFIG} --cflags` $CXXFLAGS"
-LIBS="`${ZNC_CONFIG} --libs` $LIBS"
-LDFLAGS="`${ZNC_CONFIG} --libznc` $LDFLAGS"
-MODLINK="`${ZNC_CONFIG} --modlink` $MODLINK"
-VERSION="`${ZNC_CONFIG} --version`"
+CXXFLAGS="@CPPFLAGS@ @MODFLAGS@ -I@prefix@/include $CXXFLAGS"
+MODLINK="@MODLINK@ $MODLINK"
+VERSION="@PACKAGE_VERSION@"
+
+# Ugly cygwin stuff :(
+LIBZNC="@LIBZNC@"
+LIBZNCDIR="@LIBZNCDIR@"
+if test "x" = "x$LIBZNC"; then
+    LIBZNCFLAGS=""
+else
+    LIBZNCFLAGS="-L\"$LIBZNCDIR\" -lznc"
+fi
+
+LDFLAGS="$LIBZNCFLAGS $LDFLAGS"
 
 while test ! -z "$1"
 do
diff --git a/znc-config.in b/znc-config.in
deleted file mode 100755
index bafd561e..00000000
--- a/znc-config.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-prefix="@prefix@"
-exec_prefix="@exec_prefix@"
-datarootdir="@datarootdir@"
-bindir="@bindir@"
-datadir="@datadir@"
-
-CXX="@CXX@"
-CXXFLAGS="@CPPFLAGS@ @MODFLAGS@ -I@prefix@/include"
-MODLINK="@MODLINK@"
-# LIBS="@LIBS@"
-# No libs needed, ZNC links against $LIBS and thus modules don't need to.
-LIBS=""
-MODDIR="@MODDIR@"
-DATADIR="@DATADIR@"
-VERSION="@PACKAGE_VERSION@"
-
-# Ugly cygwin stuff :(
-LIBZNC="@LIBZNC@"
-LIBZNCDIR="@LIBZNCDIR@"
-if test "x" = "x$LIBZNC"; then
-	LIBZNCFLAGS=""
-else
-	LIBZNCFLAGS="-L\"$LIBZNCDIR\" -lznc"
-fi
-
-if test -z "$1"; then
-	echo "USAGE: $0 <flag>"
-	echo "	--cxx        [$CXX]"
-	echo "	--cflags     [$CXXFLAGS]"
-	echo "	--modlink    [$MODLINK]"
-	echo "	--libs       [$LIBS]"
-	echo "	--moddir     [$MODDIR]"
-	echo "	--datadir    [$DATADIR]"
-	echo "	--version    [$VERSION]"
-	echo "	--prefix     [$prefix]"
-	echo "	--libznc     [$LIBZNCFLAGS]"
-	exit 1
-fi
-
-case $1 in
-	--cxx)
-		echo $CXX;;
-	--cflags)
-		echo $CXXFLAGS;;
-	--modlink)
-		echo $MODLINK;;
-	--include)
-		# Left here for backwards compatibility
-		;;
-	--libs)
-		echo $LIBS;;
-	--moddir)
-		echo $MODDIR;;
-	--datadir)
-		echo $DATADIR;;
-	--version)
-		echo $VERSION;;
-	--prefix)
-		echo $prefix;;
-	--libznc)
-		echo $LIBZNCFLAGS;;
-esac
-
-exit 0
-