--- configure
+++ configure
@@ -19728,23 +19728,6 @@
 gethostbyaddrrstyle=""
 echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking gethostbyaddr_r() syntax" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking gethostbyaddr_r() syntax... $ECHO_C" >&6
-case "$host" in
-*-freebsd*)
-
-cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
-#define GETHOSTBYADDR_R
-_ACEOF
-
-
-cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
-#define GETHOSTBYADDRRSTYLE_BSD
-_ACEOF
-
-        gethostbyaddrrstyle=BSD
-        { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: WARNING: FreeBSD overridden to BSD-style" >&5
-echo "$as_me: WARNING: FreeBSD overridden to BSD-style" >&2;}
-        ;;
-esac
 if test "x$gethostbyaddrrstyle" = "x"; then
         cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* confdefs.h.  */