--- Configure.orig	2009-03-29 10:37:52.000000000 -0500
+++ Configure	2009-12-05 12:27:15.000000000 -0600
@@ -8815,11 +8815,6 @@
 	$yum 'ADVICE: Run "yum install zlib-devel".' >&4
 fi
 
-if [ "$iconv" != yes ]; then
-	bailout=yes
-	echo 'ERROR: Cannot find iconv(). Library or header files might be missing.' >&4
-fi
-
 if [ "$frontend" != none ]; then
 case "$d_gtk" in
 "$undef")
