1 files changed, 0 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 0089e78b687..a72169f5745 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -187,12 +187,6 @@ PGAC_ARG_BOOL(enable, rpath, yes,
 AC_SUBST(enable_rpath)
 
 #
-# Spinlocks
-#
-PGAC_ARG_BOOL(enable, spinlocks, yes,
-              [do not use spinlocks])
-
-#
 # Atomic operations
 #
 PGAC_ARG_BOOL(enable, atomics, yes,
@@ -1296,13 +1290,6 @@ failure.  It is possible the compiler isn't looking in the proper directory.
 Use --without-zlib to disable zlib support.])])
 fi
 
-if test "$enable_spinlocks" = yes; then
-  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SPINLOCKS, 1, [Define to 1 if you have spinlocks.])
-else
-  AC_MSG_WARN([
-*** Not using spinlocks will cause poor performance.])
-fi
-
 if test "$enable_atomics" = yes; then
   AC_DEFINE(HAVE_ATOMICS, 1, [Define to 1 if you want to use atomics if available.])
 else