diff --git a/acinclude.m4 b/acinclude.m4
index c36576a41..b37f610f5 100644
--- a/acinclude.m4
+++ b/acinclude.m4
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #                            | (__| |_| |  _ <| |___
 #                             \___|\___/|_| \_\_____|
 #
-# Copyright (C) 1998 - 2012, Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al.
+# Copyright (C) 1998 - 2013, Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al.
 #
 # This software is licensed as described in the file COPYING, which
 # you should have received as part of this distribution. The terms
@@ -1597,213 +1597,6 @@ AC_DEFUN([CURL_CHECK_FUNC_SEND], [
   fi
 ])
 
-
-dnl CURL_CHECK_FUNC_RECVFROM
-dnl -------------------------------------------------
-dnl Test if the socket recvfrom() function is available,
-dnl and check its return type and the types of its
-dnl arguments. If the function succeeds HAVE_RECVFROM
-dnl will be defined, defining the types of the arguments
-dnl in RECVFROM_TYPE_ARG1, RECVFROM_TYPE_ARG2, and so on
-dnl to RECVFROM_TYPE_ARG6, defining also the type of the
-dnl function return value in RECVFROM_TYPE_RETV.
-dnl Notice that the types returned for pointer arguments
-dnl will actually be the type pointed by the pointer.
-
-AC_DEFUN([CURL_CHECK_FUNC_RECVFROM], [
-  AC_REQUIRE([CURL_CHECK_HEADER_WINSOCK])dnl
-  AC_REQUIRE([CURL_CHECK_HEADER_WINSOCK2])dnl
-  AC_CHECK_HEADERS(sys/types.h sys/socket.h)
-  #
-  AC_MSG_CHECKING([for recvfrom])
-  AC_LINK_IFELSE([
-    AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
-#undef inline
-#ifdef HAVE_WINDOWS_H
-#ifndef WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
-#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
-#endif
-#include <windows.h>
-#ifdef HAVE_WINSOCK2_H
-#include <winsock2.h>
-#else
-#ifdef HAVE_WINSOCK_H
-#include <winsock.h>
-#endif
-#endif
-#else
-#ifdef HAVE_SYS_TYPES_H
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#endif
-#ifdef HAVE_SYS_SOCKET_H
-#include <sys/socket.h>
-#endif
-#endif
-    ]],[[
-      recvfrom(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
-    ]])
-  ],[
-    AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
-    curl_cv_recvfrom="yes"
-  ],[
-    AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
-    curl_cv_recvfrom="no"
-  ])
-  #
-  if test "$curl_cv_recvfrom" = "yes"; then
-    AC_CACHE_CHECK([types of args and return type for recvfrom],
-      [curl_cv_func_recvfrom_args], [
-      curl_cv_func_recvfrom_args="unknown"
-      for recvfrom_retv in 'int' 'ssize_t'; do
-        for recvfrom_arg1 in 'int' 'ssize_t' 'SOCKET'; do
-          for recvfrom_arg2 in 'char *' 'void *'; do
-            for recvfrom_arg3 in 'size_t' 'int' 'socklen_t' 'unsigned int'; do
-              for recvfrom_arg4 in 'int' 'unsigned int'; do
-                for recvfrom_arg5 in 'struct sockaddr *' 'void *' 'const struct sockaddr *'; do
-                  for recvfrom_arg6 in 'socklen_t *' 'int *' 'unsigned int *' 'size_t *' 'void *'; do
-                    if test "$curl_cv_func_recvfrom_args" = "unknown"; then
-                      AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([
-                        AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
-#undef inline
-#ifdef HAVE_WINDOWS_H
-#ifndef WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
-#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
-#endif
-#include <windows.h>
-#ifdef HAVE_WINSOCK2_H
-#include <winsock2.h>
-#else
-#ifdef HAVE_WINSOCK_H
-#include <winsock.h>
-#endif
-#endif
-#define RECVFROMCALLCONV PASCAL
-#else
-#ifdef HAVE_SYS_TYPES_H
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#endif
-#ifdef HAVE_SYS_SOCKET_H
-#include <sys/socket.h>
-#endif
-#define RECVFROMCALLCONV
-#endif
-                          extern $recvfrom_retv RECVFROMCALLCONV
-                          recvfrom($recvfrom_arg1, $recvfrom_arg2,
-                                   $recvfrom_arg3, $recvfrom_arg4,
-                                   $recvfrom_arg5, $recvfrom_arg6);
-                        ]],[[
-                          $recvfrom_arg1 s=0;
-                          $recvfrom_arg2 buf=0;
-                          $recvfrom_arg3 len=0;
-                          $recvfrom_arg4 flags=0;
-                          $recvfrom_arg5 addr=0;
-                          $recvfrom_arg6 addrlen=0;
-                          $recvfrom_retv res=0;
-                          res = recvfrom(s, buf, len, flags, addr, addrlen);
-                        ]])
-                      ],[
-                        curl_cv_func_recvfrom_args="$recvfrom_arg1,$recvfrom_arg2,$recvfrom_arg3,$recvfrom_arg4,$recvfrom_arg5,$recvfrom_arg6,$recvfrom_retv"
-                      ])
-                    fi
-                  done
-                done
-              done
-            done
-          done
-        done
-      done
-    ]) # AC-CACHE-CHECK
-    # Nearly last minute change for this release starts here
-    AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(HAVE_RECVFROM, 1,
-      [Define to 1 if you have the recvfrom function.])
-    ac_cv_func_recvfrom="yes"
-    # Nearly last minute change for this release ends here
-    if test "$curl_cv_func_recvfrom_args" = "unknown"; then
-      AC_MSG_WARN([Cannot find proper types to use for recvfrom args])
-    else
-      recvfrom_prev_IFS=$IFS; IFS=','
-      set dummy `echo "$curl_cv_func_recvfrom_args" | sed 's/\*/\*/g'`
-      IFS=$recvfrom_prev_IFS
-      shift
-      #
-      recvfrom_ptrt_arg2=$[2]
-      recvfrom_qual_ptrt_arg5=$[5]
-      recvfrom_ptrt_arg6=$[6]
-      #
-      AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(RECVFROM_TYPE_ARG1, $[1],
-        [Define to the type of arg 1 for recvfrom.])
-      AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(RECVFROM_TYPE_ARG3, $[3],
-        [Define to the type of arg 3 for recvfrom.])
-      AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(RECVFROM_TYPE_ARG4, $[4],
-        [Define to the type of arg 4 for recvfrom.])
-      AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(RECVFROM_TYPE_RETV, $[7],
-        [Define to the function return type for recvfrom.])
-      #
-      prev_sh_opts=$-
-      #
-      case $prev_sh_opts in
-        *f*)
-          ;;
-        *)
-          set -f
-          ;;
-      esac
-      #
-      case "$recvfrom_qual_ptrt_arg5" in
-        const*)
-          recvfrom_qual_arg5=const
-          recvfrom_ptrt_arg5=`echo $recvfrom_qual_ptrt_arg5 | sed 's/^const //'`
-        ;;
-        *)
-          recvfrom_qual_arg5=
-          recvfrom_ptrt_arg5=$recvfrom_qual_ptrt_arg5
-        ;;
-      esac
-      #
-      recvfrom_type_arg2=`echo $recvfrom_ptrt_arg2 | sed 's/ \*//'`
-      recvfrom_type_arg5=`echo $recvfrom_ptrt_arg5 | sed 's/ \*//'`
-      recvfrom_type_arg6=`echo $recvfrom_ptrt_arg6 | sed 's/ \*//'`
-      #
-      AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(RECVFROM_TYPE_ARG2, $recvfrom_type_arg2,
-        [Define to the type pointed by arg 2 for recvfrom.])
-      AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(RECVFROM_QUAL_ARG5, $recvfrom_qual_arg5,
-        [Define to the type qualifier pointed by arg 5 for recvfrom.])
-      AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(RECVFROM_TYPE_ARG5, $recvfrom_type_arg5,
-        [Define to the type pointed by arg 5 for recvfrom.])
-      AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(RECVFROM_TYPE_ARG6, $recvfrom_type_arg6,
-        [Define to the type pointed by arg 6 for recvfrom.])
-      #
-      if test "$recvfrom_type_arg2" = "void"; then
-        AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(RECVFROM_TYPE_ARG2_IS_VOID, 1,
-          [Define to 1 if the type pointed by arg 2 for recvfrom is void.])
-      fi
-      if test "$recvfrom_type_arg5" = "void"; then
-        AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(RECVFROM_TYPE_ARG5_IS_VOID, 1,
-          [Define to 1 if the type pointed by arg 5 for recvfrom is void.])
-      fi
-      if test "$recvfrom_type_arg6" = "void"; then
-        AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(RECVFROM_TYPE_ARG6_IS_VOID, 1,
-          [Define to 1 if the type pointed by arg 6 for recvfrom is void.])
-      fi
-      #
-      case $prev_sh_opts in
-        *f*)
-          ;;
-        *)
-          set +f
-          ;;
-      esac
-      #
-      AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(HAVE_RECVFROM, 1,
-        [Define to 1 if you have the recvfrom function.])
-      ac_cv_func_recvfrom="yes"
-    fi
-  else
-    AC_MSG_WARN([Unable to link function recvfrom])
-  fi
-])
-
-
 dnl CURL_CHECK_MSG_NOSIGNAL
 dnl -------------------------------------------------
 dnl Check for MSG_NOSIGNAL
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d15f234a8..08ddbc518 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2968,7 +2968,6 @@ AC_TYPE_SIGNAL
 CURL_CHECK_FUNC_SELECT
 
 CURL_CHECK_FUNC_RECV
-CURL_CHECK_FUNC_RECVFROM
 CURL_CHECK_FUNC_SEND
 CURL_CHECK_MSG_NOSIGNAL