diff --git a/sysdeps/x86_64/configure b/sysdeps/x86_64/configure
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 198554d788..75c96d60d4
--- a/sysdeps/x86_64/configure
+++ b/sysdeps/x86_64/configure
@@ -107,39 +107,6 @@ if test x"$build_mathvec" = xnotset; then
   build_mathvec=yes
 fi
 
-if test "$static_pie" = yes; then
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for linker static PIE support" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for linker static PIE support... " >&6; }
-if ${libc_cv_ld_static_pie+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-  cat > conftest.s <<\EOF
-	.text
-	.global _start
-	.weak foo
-_start:
-	leaq	foo(%rip), %rax
-EOF
-  libc_cv_pie_option="-Wl,-pie"
-  if { ac_try='${CC-cc} $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS -nostartfiles -nostdlib $no_ssp $libc_cv_pie_option -o conftest conftest.s 1>&5'
-  { { eval echo "\"\$as_me\":${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \"$ac_try\""; } >&5
-  (eval $ac_try) 2>&5
-  ac_status=$?
-  $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  test $ac_status = 0; }; }; then
-    libc_cv_ld_static_pie=yes
-  else
-    libc_cv_ld_static_pie=no
-  fi
-rm -f conftest*
-fi
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $libc_cv_ld_static_pie" >&5
-$as_echo "$libc_cv_ld_static_pie" >&6; }
-  if test "$libc_cv_ld_static_pie" != yes; then
-    as_fn_error $? "linker support for static PIE needed" "$LINENO" 5
-  fi
-fi
-
 $as_echo "#define PI_STATIC_AND_HIDDEN 1" >>confdefs.h
 
 
diff --git a/sysdeps/x86_64/configure.ac b/sysdeps/x86_64/configure.ac
index ec776274af..66219e7ce5 100644
--- a/sysdeps/x86_64/configure.ac
+++ b/sysdeps/x86_64/configure.ac
@@ -53,31 +53,6 @@ if test x"$build_mathvec" = xnotset; then
   build_mathvec=yes
 fi
 
-dnl Check if linker supports static PIE with the fix for
-dnl
-dnl https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21782
-dnl
-if test "$static_pie" = yes; then
-  AC_CACHE_CHECK(for linker static PIE support, libc_cv_ld_static_pie, [dnl
-cat > conftest.s <<\EOF
-	.text
-	.global _start
-	.weak foo
-_start:
-	leaq	foo(%rip), %rax
-EOF
-  libc_cv_pie_option="-Wl,-pie"
-  if AC_TRY_COMMAND(${CC-cc} $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS -nostartfiles -nostdlib $no_ssp $libc_cv_pie_option -o conftest conftest.s 1>&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD); then
-    libc_cv_ld_static_pie=yes
-  else
-    libc_cv_ld_static_pie=no
-  fi
-rm -f conftest*])
-  if test "$libc_cv_ld_static_pie" != yes; then
-    AC_MSG_ERROR([linker support for static PIE needed])
-  fi
-fi
-
 dnl It is always possible to access static and hidden symbols in an
 dnl position independent way.
 AC_DEFINE(PI_STATIC_AND_HIDDEN)