diff --git a/config/opal_check_db.m4 b/config/opal_check_db.m4
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index 57e913609d..0000000000
--- a/config/opal_check_db.m4
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
-# -*- shell-script -*-
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2014      Intel, Inc. All rights reserved.
-# $COPYRIGHT$
-#
-# Additional copyrights may follow
-#
-# $HEADER$
-#
-# --------------------------------------------------------
-AC_DEFUN([OPAL_CHECK_POSTGRES],[
-    AC_ARG_WITH([postgres],
-                [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-postgres(=DIR)],
-                                [Build Postgres support, optionally adding DIR to the search path (default: no)])],
-	                        [], with_postgres=no)
-
-    AC_MSG_CHECKING([if Postgres support requested])
-    AS_IF([test "$with_postgres" = "no" -o "x$with_postgres" = "x"],
-      [opal_check_postgres_happy=no
-       AC_MSG_RESULT([no])],
-      [AS_IF([test "$with_postgres" = "yes"],
-             [AS_IF([test "x`ls /usr/include/libpq-fe.h 2> /dev/null`" = "x"],
-                    [AC_MSG_RESULT([not found in standard location])
-                     AC_MSG_WARN([Expected file /usr/include/libpq-fe.h not found])
-                     AC_MSG_ERROR([Cannot continue])],
-                    [AC_MSG_RESULT([found])
-                     opal_check_postgres_happy=yes
-                     opal_postgres_incdir="/usr/include"])],
-             [AS_IF([test ! -d "$with_postgres"],
-                    [AC_MSG_RESULT([not found])
-                     AC_MSG_WARN([Directory $with_postgres not found])
-                     AC_MSG_ERROR([Cannot continue])],
-                    [AS_IF([test "x`ls $with_postgres/include/libpq-fe.h 2> /dev/null`" = "x"],
-                           [AS_IF([test "x`ls $with_postgres/libpq-fe.h 2> /dev/null`" = "x"],
-                                  [AC_MSG_RESULT([not found])
-                                   AC_MSG_WARN([Could not find libpq-fe.h in $with_postgres/include or $with_postgres])
-                                   AC_MSG_ERROR([Cannot continue])],
-                                  [opal_check_postgres_happy=yes
-                                   opal_postgres_incdir=$with_postgres
-                                   AC_MSG_RESULT([found ($with_postgres/libpq-fe.h)])])],
-                           [opal_check_postgres_happy=yes
-                            opal_postgres_incdir="$with_postgres/include"
-                            AC_MSG_RESULT([found ($opal_postgres_incdir/libpq-fe.h)])])])])])
-])
-
-# --------------------------------------------------------
-AC_DEFUN([OPAL_CHECK_MYSQL],[
-    AC_ARG_WITH([mysql],
-                [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-mysql(=DIR)],
-                                [Build Mysql support, optionally adding DIR to the search path (default: no)])],
-	                        [], with_mysql=no)
-
-    AC_MSG_CHECKING([if Mysql support requested])
-    AS_IF([test "$with_mysql" = "no" -o "x$with_mysql" = "x"],
-      [opal_check_mysql_happy=no
-       AC_MSG_RESULT([no])],
-      [AS_IF([test "$with_mysql" = "yes"],
-             [AS_IF([test "x`ls /usr/include/mysql/mysql.h 2> /dev/null`" = "x"],
-                    [AC_MSG_RESULT([not found in standard location])
-                     AC_MSG_WARN([Expected file /usr/include/mysql/mysql.h not found])
-                     AC_MSG_ERROR([Cannot continue])],
-                    [AC_MSG_RESULT([found])
-                     opal_check_mysql_happy=yes
-                     opal_mysql_incdir="/usr/include/mysql"])],
-             [AS_IF([test ! -d "$with_mysql"],
-                    [AC_MSG_RESULT([not found])
-                     AC_MSG_WARN([Directory $with_mysql not found])
-                     AC_MSG_ERROR([Cannot continue])],
-                    [AS_IF([test "x`ls $with_mysql/include/mysql.h 2> /dev/null`" = "x"],
-                           [AS_IF([test "x`ls $with_mysql/mysql.h 2> /dev/null`" = "x"],
-                                  [AC_MSG_RESULT([not found])
-                                   AC_MSG_WARN([Could not find mysql.h in $with_mysql/include or $with_mysql])
-                                   AC_MSG_ERROR([Cannot continue])],
-                                  [opal_check_mysql_happy=yes
-                                   opal_mysql_incdir=$with_mysql
-                                   AC_MSG_RESULT([found ($with_mysql/mysql.h)])])],
-                           [opal_check_mysql_happy=yes
-                            opal_mysql_incdir="$with_mysql/include"
-                            AC_MSG_RESULT([found ($opal_mysql_incdir/mysql.h)])])])])])
-])