diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index a0ec5ee..cfc159b 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -6,14 +6,6 @@ test -z "$srcdir" && srcdir=.
 
 DIE=0
 
-if [ -n "$GNOME2_DIR" ]; then
-	ACLOCAL_FLAGS="-I $GNOME2_DIR/share/aclocal $ACLOCAL_FLAGS"
-	LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$GNOME2_DIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
-	PATH="$GNOME2_DIR/bin:$PATH"
-	export PATH
-	export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-fi
-
 (test -f $srcdir/configure.ac) || {
     echo -n "**Error**: Directory "\`$srcdir\'" does not look like the"
     echo " top-level package directory"
@@ -28,26 +20,6 @@ fi
   DIE=1
 }
 
-(grep "^IT_PROG_INTLTOOL" $srcdir/configure.ac >/dev/null) && {
-  (intltoolize --version) < /dev/null > /dev/null 2>&1 || {
-    echo 
-    echo "**Error**: You must have \`intltool' installed."
-    echo "You can get it from:"
-    echo "  ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/"
-    DIE=1
-  }
-}
-
-(grep "^AM_PROG_XML_I18N_TOOLS" $srcdir/configure.ac >/dev/null) && {
-  (xml-i18n-toolize --version) < /dev/null > /dev/null 2>&1 || {
-    echo
-    echo "**Error**: You must have \`xml-i18n-toolize' installed."
-    echo "You can get it from:"
-    echo "  ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/"
-    DIE=1
-  }
-}
-
 (grep "^LT_INIT" $srcdir/configure.ac >/dev/null) && {
   (libtool --version) < /dev/null > /dev/null 2>&1 || {
     echo
@@ -57,16 +29,6 @@ fi
   }
 }
 
-(grep "^AM_GLIB_GNU_GETTEXT" $srcdir/configure.ac >/dev/null) && {
-  (grep "sed.*POTFILES" $srcdir/configure.ac) > /dev/null || \
-  (glib-gettextize --version) < /dev/null > /dev/null 2>&1 || {
-    echo
-    echo "**Error**: You must have \`glib' installed."
-    echo "You can get it from: ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gtk"
-    DIE=1
-  }
-}
-
 (automake --version) < /dev/null > /dev/null 2>&1 || {
   echo
   echo "**Error**: You must have \`automake' installed."
@@ -112,22 +74,6 @@ do
 
       aclocalinclude="$ACLOCAL_FLAGS"
 
-      if grep "^AM_GLIB_GNU_GETTEXT" configure.ac >/dev/null; then
-	echo "Creating $dr/aclocal.m4 ..."
-	test -r $dr/aclocal.m4 || touch $dr/aclocal.m4
-	echo "Running glib-gettextize...  Ignore non-fatal messages."
-	echo "no" | glib-gettextize --force --copy
-	echo "Making $dr/aclocal.m4 writable ..."
-	test -r $dr/aclocal.m4 && chmod u+w $dr/aclocal.m4
-      fi
-      if grep "^IT_PROG_INTLTOOL" configure.ac >/dev/null; then
-        echo "Running intltoolize..."
-	intltoolize --copy --force --automake
-      fi
-      if grep "^AM_PROG_XML_I18N_TOOLS" configure.ac >/dev/null; then
-        echo "Running xml-i18n-toolize..."
-	xml-i18n-toolize --copy --force --automake
-      fi
       if grep "^LT_INIT" configure.ac >/dev/null; then
 	if test -z "$NO_LIBTOOLIZE" ; then 
 	  echo "Running libtoolize..."