diff --git a/ConfigureChecks.cmake b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
index 45509b2..e92fa73 100644
--- a/ConfigureChecks.cmake
+++ b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
@@ -9,13 +9,6 @@
 #
 #################################################
 
-# hal
-pkg_search_module( HAL hal )
-if( NOT HAL_FOUND )
-  tde_message_fatal( "hal are required, but not found on your system" )
-endif( )
-
-
 # dbus-1
 pkg_search_module( DBUS dbus-1 )
 if( NOT DBUS_FOUND )