diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 5b19a35f59..5a8b52c77d 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3605,8 +3605,6 @@ libzmq_protocol_deps="libzmq"
 libzmq_protocol_select="network"
 
 # filters
-afir_filter_deps="avcodec"
-afir_filter_select="rdft"
 ametadata_filter_deps="avformat"
 amovie_filter_deps="avcodec avformat"
 aresample_filter_deps="swresample"
@@ -7387,7 +7385,6 @@ done
 enabled zlib && add_cppflags -DZLIB_CONST
 
 # conditional library dependencies, in any order
-enabled afir_filter         && prepend avfilter_deps "avcodec"
 enabled amovie_filter       && prepend avfilter_deps "avformat avcodec"
 enabled aresample_filter    && prepend avfilter_deps "swresample"
 enabled atempo_filter       && prepend avfilter_deps "avcodec"