diff --git a/xfsdump/m4/package_attrdev.m4 b/xfsdump/m4/package_attrdev.m4

index 461ddff..2db4fc2 100644

--- a/xfsdump/m4/package_attrdev.m4

+++ b/xfsdump/m4/package_attrdev.m4

@@ -46,10 +46,6 @@ AC_DEFUN([AC_PACKAGE_NEED_GETXATTR_LIBAT

         exit 1

     ])

     libattr="-lattr"

-    test -f `pwd`/../attr/libattr/libattr.la && \

-        libattr="`pwd`/../attr/libattr/libattr.la"

-    test -f ${libexecdir}${libdirsuffix}/libattr.la && \

-	libattr="${libexecdir}${libdirsuffix}/libattr.la"

     AC_SUBST(libattr)

   ])

@@ -62,10 +58,6 @@ AC_DEFUN([AC_PACKAGE_NEED_ATTRGET_LIBATT

         exit 1

     ])

     libattr="-lattr"

-    test -f `pwd`/../attr/libattr/libattr.la && \

-        libattr="`pwd`/../attr/libattr/libattr.la"

-    test -f ${libexecdir}${libdirsuffix}/libattr.la && \

-	libattr="${libexecdir}${libdirsuffix}/libattr.la"

     AC_SUBST(libattr)

   ])

diff --git a/xfsdump/m4/package_xfslibs.m4 b/xfsdump/m4/package_xfslibs.m4

index 20da42c..ba93d5b 100644

--- a/xfsdump/m4/package_xfslibs.m4

+++ b/xfsdump/m4/package_xfslibs.m4

@@ -40,10 +40,6 @@ AC_DEFUN([AC_PACKAGE_NEED_LIBXFSINIT_LIB

         exit 1

     ])

     libxfs="-lxfs"

-    test -f `pwd`/../xfsprogs/libxfs/libxfs.la && \

-        libxfs="`pwd`/../xfsprogs/libxfs/libxfs.la"

-    test -f ${libexecdir}${libdirsuffix}/libxfs.la && \

-	libxfs="${libexecdir}${libdirsuffix}/libxfs.la"

     AC_SUBST(libxfs)

   ])

@@ -56,10 +52,6 @@ AC_DEFUN([AC_PACKAGE_NEED_OPEN_BY_FSHAND

         exit 1

     ])

     libhdl="-lhandle"

-    test -f `pwd`/../xfsprogs/libhandle/libhandle.la && \

-        libhdl="`pwd`/../xfsprogs/libhandle/libhandle.la"

-    test -f ${libexecdir}${libdirsuffix}/libhandle.la && \

-	libhdl="${libexecdir}${libdirsuffix}/libhandle.la"

     AC_SUBST(libhdl)

   ])

@@ -72,10 +64,6 @@ AC_DEFUN([AC_PACKAGE_NEED_ATTRLIST_LIBHA

         exit 1

     ])

     libhdl="-lhandle"

-    test -f `pwd`/../xfsprogs/libhandle/libhandle.la && \

-        libhdl="`pwd`/../xfsprogs/libhandle/libhandle.la"

-    test -f ${libexecdir}${libdirsuffix}/libhandle.la && \

-	libhdl="${libexecdir}${libdirsuffix}/libhandle.la"

     AC_SUBST(libhdl)

   ])