diff --git a/ConfigureChecks.cmake b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
index 7fff420..324f496 100644
--- a/ConfigureChecks.cmake
+++ b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
@@ -10,18 +10,3 @@
 # required stuff
 find_package( TQt )
 find_package( TDE )
-
-
-##### gettext
-
-if( BUILD_TRANSLATIONS )
-  include( FindGettext )
-  if( GETTEXT_FOUND )
-    set( MSGFMT_EXECUTABLE ${GETTEXT_MSGFMT_EXECUTABLE} 
-      CACHE FILEPATH "path to msgfmt executable" )
-  endif( GETTEXT_FOUND )
-  
-  if( NOT MSGFMT_EXECUTABLE )
-    tde_message_fatal( "msgfmt is required but was not found on your system." )
-  endif( NOT MSGFMT_EXECUTABLE )
-endif( BUILD_TRANSLATIONS )