diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d939ec06..d9abc0d2 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ AC_HEADER_DIRENT
 AC_HEADER_STAT
 
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([stdlib.h string.h strings.h locale.h unistd.h limits.h \
-                  memory.h sys/param.h sys/resource.h sys/timeb.h sys/time.h \
-                  sys/select.h sys/file.h fcntl.h spawn.h])
+                  memory.h sys/param.h sys/resource.h sys/time.h sys/select.h \
+                  sys/file.h fcntl.h spawn.h])
 
 AM_PROG_CC_C_O
 AC_C_CONST
diff --git a/src/config.h-vms b/src/config.h-vms
index 05b16211..a0fc2539 100644
--- a/src/config.h-vms
+++ b/src/config.h-vms
@@ -339,11 +339,6 @@ this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <sys/param.h> header file.  */
 /* #undef HAVE_SYS_PARAM_H */
 
-/* Define to 1 if you have the <sys/timeb.h> header file.  */
-#ifndef __GNUC__
-#define HAVE_SYS_TIMEB_H 1
-#endif
-
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <sys/wait.h> header file.  */
 /* #undef HAVE_SYS_WAIT_H */
 
diff --git a/src/config.h.W32 b/src/config.h.W32
index b1b65bab..7dbe2ab0 100644
--- a/src/config.h.W32
+++ b/src/config.h.W32
@@ -388,9 +388,6 @@ this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <sys/stat.h> header file. */
 #define HAVE_SYS_STAT_H 1
 
-/* Define to 1 if you have the <sys/timeb.h> header file. */
-#define HAVE_SYS_TIMEB_H 1
-
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <sys/time.h> header file. */
 #ifdef __MINGW32__
 #define HAVE_SYS_TIME_H 1
diff --git a/src/makeint.h b/src/makeint.h
index 869cf461..86517b4e 100644
--- a/src/makeint.h
+++ b/src/makeint.h
@@ -66,11 +66,6 @@ this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 
-#ifdef HAVE_SYS_TIMEB_H
-/* SCO 3.2 "devsys 4.2" has a prototype for 'ftime' in <time.h> that bombs
-   unless <sys/timeb.h> has been included first.  */
-# include <sys/timeb.h>
-#endif
 #if HAVE_SYS_TIME_H
 # include <sys/time.h>
 #endif