--- configure.ac.orig	2024-07-04 14:07:20 UTC
+++ configure.ac
@@ -123,9 +123,6 @@ AC_SUBST(AM_CFLAGS)
 
 AC_SUBST(AM_CFLAGS)
 
-# be very silent on request
-AM_CONDITIONAL(BUILD_SILENTLY, test "x$AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY" = x0)
-
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS(config.h)
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([
         Makefile