diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 55e3e52f1..af1a526c9 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5017,10 +5017,6 @@ then
            CFLAGS="-march=i486 $CFLAGS"
            CXXFLAGS="-march=i486 $CXXFLAGS"
           ;;
-          i386*)
-           CFLAGS="-march=i386 $CFLAGS"
-           CXXFLAGS="-march=i386 $CXXFLAGS"
-          ;;
          esac
        fi
    fi
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index d02bde7ae..49252c1dd 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -556,10 +556,6 @@ then
            CFLAGS="-march=i486 $CFLAGS"
            CXXFLAGS="-march=i486 $CXXFLAGS"
           ;;
-          i386*)
-           CFLAGS="-march=i386 $CFLAGS"
-           CXXFLAGS="-march=i386 $CXXFLAGS"
-          ;;
          esac
        fi
    fi