diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6635d7df..c8248f56 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2014-07-12  Benno Schulenberg  <bensberg@justemail.net>
+	* configure.ac: The warning about datarootdir being ignored is
+	not merely a warning, it also activates a workaround.
+
 2014-07-11  Mark Majeres  <mark@engine12.com>
 	* src/text.c (do_undo, do_redo): Do not speak of "line wrap"
 	but instead of "text add" when undoing/redoing text additions
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index fcc8e42c..75c77c3a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ AC_CANONICAL_HOST
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
 
-dnl Silence a pointless warning from the gettext Makefile.
-
-AC_DEFUN([AC_DATAROOTDIR_CHECKED])
-
 dnl Make sure the ONCE macros are available.
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.61)