--- configure~	2010-04-16 11:53:12.000000000 +0000
+++ configure	2010-06-02 09:53:04.000000000 +0000
@@ -5104,12 +5104,6 @@
 fi
 
 
-if test "x$HAVE_MSGFMT" != "xyes"; then
-  echo "  Please install the program \"msgfmt\" in advance."
-  echo "  It is usually included in the package \"gettext\"."
-  exit 1;
-else :
-fi
 
 # Checks for source data files.