diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index d73bc53b..ee794b07 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ SUBDIRS = \
 	src \
 	test
 
-if HAVE_PKG_CONFIG
 pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
 pkgconfig_DATA = @PACKAGE_NAME@.pc
-endif
+DISTCLEANFILES = $(pkgconfig_DATA)
+
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index beab71ec..9888fc17 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -119,10 +119,6 @@ AC_SUBST([MAINT])
 
 dnl Checks
 
-PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG([0.23])
-AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_PKG_CONFIG], [test "x$PKG_CONFIG" != "x"])
-AC_SUBST(HAVE_PKG_CONFIG)
-
 AC_PROG_CC_C99
 AM_PROG_AS
 AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS