--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -85,11 +85,7 @@ case "$YACC" in
     AC_MSG_ERROR(bison is required)
     ;;
 esac
-AC_LANG([C])
-AC_LANG([C++])
 AC_PROG_CXX
-AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([], [])],,
-   AC_MSG_ERROR([C++ Compiler required to compile Anjuta]))
 AM_PROG_CC_C_O
 
 GNOME_COMPILE_WARNINGS([yes])
--