diff --git configure.ac configure.ac
index 94344313..f8769690 100644
--- configure.ac
+++ configure.ac
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ AX_BOOST_BASE([1.58.0],[],
               [AC_MSG_ERROR("No suitable version of boost was found (1.58.0 or higher)")])
 
 dnl Check that the boost unit test framework is present for running the testsuite
-AX_BOOST_UNIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK
+dnl AX_BOOST_UNIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK
 
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([M4RI], m4ri, [AC_DEFINE([PBORI_HAVE_M4RI],[],[has m4ri])])
 AC_EGREP_CPP([pbori_have_m4ri_png],