diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 904f2a46..7d8de406 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -75,32 +75,11 @@ JANSSON_LIBS="jansson-2.10/src/.libs/libjansson.a"
 
 AC_SUBST(JANSSON_LIBS)
 
-AC_ARG_WITH([ckdb],
-	[AC_HELP_STRING([--with-ckdb],[Compile ckpool with ckdb database support (default disabled)])],
-	[ckdb=$withval],[ckdb=no]
-	)
-
 AC_SEARCH_LIBS(clock_nanosleep, rt, , "Error: Required library rt not found." && exit 1)
 AC_SEARCH_LIBS(exp, m, , echo "Error: Required library math not found." && exit 1)
 AC_SEARCH_LIBS(pthread_mutex_trylock, pthread, , "Error: Required library pthreads not found." && exit 1)
 AC_SEARCH_LIBS(zmq_socket, zmq, , "Error: Required library zmq not found." && exit 1)
 
-if test "x$ckdb" != "xno"; then
-	AC_SEARCH_LIBS(PQdb, pq, , echo "Error: Required library pq
-		not found. Install it or disable support by removing --with-ckdb" && exit 1)
-	AC_SEARCH_LIBS(BN_init, crypto, , echo "Error: Required library crypto
-		not found. Install them or disable support by removing --with-ckdb" && exit 1)
-	AC_SEARCH_LIBS(SSL_accept, ssl, , echo "Error: Required libraries ssl
-		not found. Install them or disable support by removing --with-ckdb" && exit 1)
-	AC_SEARCH_LIBS(cblas_dgemm, gslcblas, ,echo "Error: Required library gslcblas
-		not found. Install them or disable support by removing --with-ckdb" && exit 1)
-	AC_SEARCH_LIBS(gsl_blas_dgemm, gsl, , echo "Error: Required library gsl
-		not found. Install them or disable support by removing --with-ckdb" && exit 1)
-	AC_DEFINE([USE_CKDB], [1], [Defined to 1 if ckdb support required])
-fi
-AM_CONDITIONAL([WANT_CKDB], [test "x$ckdb" != "xno"])
-AC_SUBST(DB_LIBS)
-
 AC_OUTPUT([Makefile] [src/Makefile])
 
 LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS} -Wl,--as-needed"
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 61a12637..af0338e3 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -34,13 +34,6 @@ ckpmsg_LDADD = libckpool.a @JANSSON_LIBS@
 notifier_SOURCES = notifier.c
 notifier_LDADD = libckpool.a @JANSSON_LIBS@
 
-if WANT_CKDB
-bin_PROGRAMS += ckdb
-ckdb_SOURCES = ckdb.c ckdb_cmd.c ckdb_data.c ckdb_dbio.c ckdb_btc.c \
-		ckdb_crypt.c ckdb.h klist.c ktree.c klist.h ktree.h
-ckdb_LDADD = libckpool.a @JANSSON_LIBS@ @LIBS@
-endif
-
 install-exec-hook:
 	$(LN_S) -f ckpool $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/ckproxy