--- configure.ac.orig	2015-12-11 11:19:25 UTC
+++ configure.ac
@@ -27,11 +27,6 @@ AC_TYPE_SIZE_T
 OS_TYPE="-D"`uname -s`
 AC_SUBST(OS_TYPE)
 
-for i in /usr/local/iconv /usr/local /usr; do
-  (test -f $i/lib/libiconv.so ||\
-   test -f $i/lib/libiconv.a) && ICONV_DIR=$i && break
-done
-
 if test -z "$ICONV_DIR"; then
   ICONV_LIBS=""
   ICONV_INCLUDES=""