diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 4d92cd44ed6..39e6bb756c9 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -686,7 +686,6 @@ do
     fi
     CONFIGURE_SCRIPT="${CFG_SRC_DIR}src/${i}/configure"
     CONFIGURE_ARGS=""
-    ENV_VARS=""
     ENABLE_DEBUG="$CFG_ENABLE_DEBUG"
 
     case $i in