diff --git a/Shorewall-core/configure b/Shorewall-core/configure
index 1b1a27ad1..860976aa6 100755
--- a/Shorewall-core/configure
+++ b/Shorewall-core/configure
@@ -81,9 +81,6 @@ for p in $@; do
 		DATADIR)
 		    pn=SHAREDIR
 		    ;;
-		SYSCONFDIR)
-		    pn=CONFDIR
-		    ;;
 	    esac
 
 	    params[${pn}]="${pv}"
diff --git a/Shorewall-core/configure.pl b/Shorewall-core/configure.pl
index 563484ef6..439c3ca7e 100755
--- a/Shorewall-core/configure.pl
+++ b/Shorewall-core/configure.pl
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ my %options;
 
 my %aliases = ( VENDOR         => 'HOST',
 		SHAREDSTATEDIR => 'VARDIR',
-		DATADIR        => 'SHAREDIR',
-		SYSCONFDIR     => 'CONFDIR' );
+		DATADIR        => 'SHAREDIR' );
 
 for ( @ARGV ) {
     die "ERROR: Invalid option specification ( $_ )" unless /^(?:--)?(\w+)=(.*)$/;