diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 42d12a707bd..92d290aba24 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -405,7 +405,6 @@ OPT_HELP=
 CFG_SILENT=no
 CFG_DEV=no
 BUILD_WITH_CMAKE=no
-CMAKE_MAKEFILES=no
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # parse command line arguments
@@ -559,10 +558,6 @@ while [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; do
     cmake)
         BUILD_WITH_CMAKE=yes
         ;;
-    cmake-makefiles)
-        BUILD_WITH_CMAKE=yes
-        CMAKE_MAKEFILES=yes
-        ;;
     *)
         ;;
     esac