diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 8b20f487..3fc99503 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ if BUILD_SERVERTEST
 SERVERTEST=servertest
 endif
 
-SUBDIRS = po intl $(GLIB_DIR) src $(SERVERTEST) docs scripts
+SUBDIRS = po intl src $(SERVERTEST) docs scripts
 
 confdir = $(sysconfdir)/irssi
 conf_DATA = config default.theme colorless.theme
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 1c297f7c..1fe63c32 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -280,7 +280,6 @@ AC_DEFUN(AC_CHECK_GLIBDIR,[
 	GLIB_LIBS="$GLIB_LIBS $full_glib_dir/gmodule/libgmodule.a"
       fi
     fi
-    AC_SUBST(GLIB_DIR)
     AC_SUBST(GLIB_CFLAGS)
     AC_SUBST(GLIB_LIBS)
   else