diff --git a/configure b/configure
index fd565dcc07..b54487dd2e 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1084,7 +1084,6 @@ case `tolower $targetos` in
     strip="strip -d"
     ;;
   darwin)
-    cc="cc"
     dv1394="no"
     need_memalign="no"
     SHFLAGS="-dynamiclib -Wl,-single_module -Wl,-install_name,\$(shlibdir)/\$(SLIBNAME),-current_version,\$(SPPVERSION),-compatibility_version,\$(SPPVERSION) -Wl,-read_only_relocs,suppress"