diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 58c9612a..b2689ee1 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ ACLOCAL = @ACLOCAL@
 AMDEP_FALSE = @AMDEP_FALSE@
 AMDEP_TRUE = @AMDEP_TRUE@
 AMTAR = @AMTAR@
-AR = @AR@
 AUTOCONF = @AUTOCONF@
 AUTOHEADER = @AUTOHEADER@
 AUTOMAKE = @AUTOMAKE@
@@ -120,7 +119,6 @@ SET_MAKE = @SET_MAKE@
 SHELL = @SHELL@
 STRIP = @STRIP@
 VERSION = @VERSION@
-ac_ct_AR = @ac_ct_AR@
 ac_ct_CC = @ac_ct_CC@
 ac_ct_CXX = @ac_ct_CXX@
 ac_ct_RANLIB = @ac_ct_RANLIB@
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index bac82991..f5b76e10 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ ac_includes_default="\
 # include <unistd.h>
 #endif"
 
-ac_subst_vars='SHELL PATH_SEPARATOR PACKAGE_NAME PACKAGE_TARNAME PACKAGE_VERSION PACKAGE_STRING PACKAGE_BUGREPORT exec_prefix prefix program_transform_name bindir sbindir libexecdir datadir sysconfdir sharedstatedir localstatedir libdir includedir oldincludedir infodir mandir build_alias host_alias target_alias DEFS ECHO_C ECHO_N ECHO_T LIBS INSTALL_PROGRAM INSTALL_SCRIPT INSTALL_DATA CYGPATH_W PACKAGE VERSION ACLOCAL AUTOCONF AUTOMAKE AUTOHEADER MAKEINFO install_sh STRIP ac_ct_STRIP INSTALL_STRIP_PROGRAM mkdir_p AWK SET_MAKE am__leading_dot AMTAR am__tar am__untar CPPUNIT_CONFIG CPPUNIT_CFLAGS CPPUNIT_LIBS RANLIB ac_ct_RANLIB CXX CXXFLAGS LDFLAGS CPPFLAGS ac_ct_CXX EXEEXT OBJEXT DEPDIR am__include am__quote AMDEP_TRUE AMDEP_FALSE AMDEPBACKSLASH CXXDEPMODE am__fastdepCXX_TRUE am__fastdepCXX_FALSE CC CFLAGS ac_ct_CC CCDEPMODE am__fastdepCC_TRUE am__fastdepCC_FALSE AR ac_ct_AR CPP EGREP LIBOBJS LTLIBOBJS'
+ac_subst_vars='SHELL PATH_SEPARATOR PACKAGE_NAME PACKAGE_TARNAME PACKAGE_VERSION PACKAGE_STRING PACKAGE_BUGREPORT exec_prefix prefix program_transform_name bindir sbindir libexecdir datadir sysconfdir sharedstatedir localstatedir libdir includedir oldincludedir infodir mandir build_alias host_alias target_alias DEFS ECHO_C ECHO_N ECHO_T LIBS INSTALL_PROGRAM INSTALL_SCRIPT INSTALL_DATA CYGPATH_W PACKAGE VERSION ACLOCAL AUTOCONF AUTOMAKE AUTOHEADER MAKEINFO install_sh STRIP ac_ct_STRIP INSTALL_STRIP_PROGRAM mkdir_p AWK SET_MAKE am__leading_dot AMTAR am__tar am__untar CPPUNIT_CONFIG CPPUNIT_CFLAGS CPPUNIT_LIBS RANLIB ac_ct_RANLIB CXX CXXFLAGS LDFLAGS CPPFLAGS ac_ct_CXX EXEEXT OBJEXT DEPDIR am__include am__quote AMDEP_TRUE AMDEP_FALSE AMDEPBACKSLASH CXXDEPMODE am__fastdepCXX_TRUE am__fastdepCXX_FALSE CC CFLAGS ac_ct_CC CCDEPMODE am__fastdepCC_TRUE am__fastdepCC_FALSE CPP EGREP LIBOBJS LTLIBOBJS'
 ac_subst_files=''
 
 # Initialize some variables set by options.
@@ -3544,89 +3544,6 @@ fi
 
 
 
-if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
-  # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}ar", so it can be a program name with args.
-set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}ar; ac_word=$2
-echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for $ac_word" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking for $ac_word... $ECHO_C" >&6
-if test "${ac_cv_prog_AR+set}" = set; then
-  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
-else
-  if test -n "$AR"; then
-  ac_cv_prog_AR="$AR" # Let the user override the test.
-else
-as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
-as_dummy="$PATH:/usr/ccs/bin"
-for as_dir in $as_dummy
-do
-  IFS=$as_save_IFS
-  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
-  for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
-  if $as_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
-    ac_cv_prog_AR="${ac_tool_prefix}ar"
-    echo "$as_me:$LINENO: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
-    break 2
-  fi
-done
-done
-
-fi
-fi
-AR=$ac_cv_prog_AR
-if test -n "$AR"; then
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $AR" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}$AR" >&6
-else
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: no" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}no" >&6
-fi
-
-fi
-if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_AR"; then
-  ac_ct_AR=$AR
-  # Extract the first word of "ar", so it can be a program name with args.
-set dummy ar; ac_word=$2
-echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for $ac_word" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking for $ac_word... $ECHO_C" >&6
-if test "${ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_AR+set}" = set; then
-  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
-else
-  if test -n "$ac_ct_AR"; then
-  ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_AR="$ac_ct_AR" # Let the user override the test.
-else
-as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
-as_dummy="$PATH:/usr/ccs/bin"
-for as_dir in $as_dummy
-do
-  IFS=$as_save_IFS
-  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
-  for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
-  if $as_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
-    ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_AR="ar"
-    echo "$as_me:$LINENO: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
-    break 2
-  fi
-done
-done
-
-  test -z "$ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_AR" && ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_AR=":"
-fi
-fi
-ac_ct_AR=$ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_AR
-if test -n "$ac_ct_AR"; then
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_ct_AR" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_ct_AR" >&6
-else
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: no" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}no" >&6
-fi
-
-  AR=$ac_ct_AR
-else
-  AR="$ac_cv_prog_AR"
-fi
-
-
 # Checks for libraries.
 if test "x$enable_ssl" = "xyes"; then
 
@@ -6203,8 +6120,6 @@ s,@ac_ct_CC@,$ac_ct_CC,;t t
 s,@CCDEPMODE@,$CCDEPMODE,;t t
 s,@am__fastdepCC_TRUE@,$am__fastdepCC_TRUE,;t t
 s,@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@,$am__fastdepCC_FALSE,;t t
-s,@AR@,$AR,;t t
-s,@ac_ct_AR@,$ac_ct_AR,;t t
 s,@CPP@,$CPP,;t t
 s,@EGREP@,$EGREP,;t t
 s,@LIBOBJS@,$LIBOBJS,;t t
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index dbec0a02..3694d7c7 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([ssl], [  --enable-ssl            enalbe SSL support if libssl is
 AC_PROG_CXX
 AC_PROG_CC
 
-AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, [ar], [:], $PATH:/usr/ccs/bin)
-
 # Checks for libraries.
 if test "x$enable_ssl" = "xyes"; then
    AC_CHECK_LIB([ssl], [SSL_library_init])
diff --git a/src/Makefile.in b/src/Makefile.in
index d6967dd5..51f4454a 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/Makefile.in
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ mkinstalldirs = $(SHELL) $(top_srcdir)/mkinstalldirs
 CONFIG_HEADER = $(top_builddir)/config.h
 CONFIG_CLEAN_FILES =
 LIBRARIES = $(noinst_LIBRARIES)
+AR = ar
 ARFLAGS = cru
 libaria2c_a_AR = $(AR) $(ARFLAGS)
 libaria2c_a_LIBADD =
@@ -110,7 +111,6 @@ ACLOCAL = @ACLOCAL@
 AMDEP_FALSE = @AMDEP_FALSE@
 AMDEP_TRUE = @AMDEP_TRUE@
 AMTAR = @AMTAR@
-AR = @AR@
 AUTOCONF = @AUTOCONF@
 AUTOHEADER = @AUTOHEADER@
 AUTOMAKE = @AUTOMAKE@
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ SET_MAKE = @SET_MAKE@
 SHELL = @SHELL@
 STRIP = @STRIP@
 VERSION = @VERSION@
-ac_ct_AR = @ac_ct_AR@
 ac_ct_CC = @ac_ct_CC@
 ac_ct_CXX = @ac_ct_CXX@
 ac_ct_RANLIB = @ac_ct_RANLIB@
diff --git a/test/Makefile.in b/test/Makefile.in
index 55092700..a03008b5 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.in
+++ b/test/Makefile.in
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ ACLOCAL = @ACLOCAL@
 AMDEP_FALSE = @AMDEP_FALSE@
 AMDEP_TRUE = @AMDEP_TRUE@
 AMTAR = @AMTAR@
-AR = @AR@
 AUTOCONF = @AUTOCONF@
 AUTOHEADER = @AUTOHEADER@
 AUTOMAKE = @AUTOMAKE@
@@ -114,7 +113,6 @@ SET_MAKE = @SET_MAKE@
 SHELL = @SHELL@
 STRIP = @STRIP@
 VERSION = @VERSION@
-ac_ct_AR = @ac_ct_AR@
 ac_ct_CC = @ac_ct_CC@
 ac_ct_CXX = @ac_ct_CXX@
 ac_ct_RANLIB = @ac_ct_RANLIB@