diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 3792607c3bac78d186df77fd317ab008e4dbfc60..9b7101cb60326fd9d59449df0aab7b32e9eb3769 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -4225,13 +4225,11 @@ case "$target_name" in
     TARGET_BASE_ARCH=mips
     echo "TARGET_ABI_MIPSN32=y" >> $config_target_mak
     echo "TARGET_ABI32=y" >> $config_target_mak
-    target_nptl="no"
   ;;
   mips64|mips64el)
     TARGET_ARCH=mips64
     TARGET_BASE_ARCH=mips
     echo "TARGET_ABI_MIPSN64=y" >> $config_target_mak
-    target_nptl="no"
   ;;
   moxie)
   ;;
@@ -4252,7 +4250,6 @@ case "$target_name" in
     TARGET_BASE_ARCH=ppc
     TARGET_ABI_DIR=ppc
     gdb_xml_files="power64-core.xml power-fpu.xml power-altivec.xml power-spe.xml"
-    target_nptl="no"
   ;;
   ppc64abi32)
     TARGET_ARCH=ppc64
@@ -4260,7 +4257,6 @@ case "$target_name" in
     TARGET_ABI_DIR=ppc
     echo "TARGET_ABI32=y" >> $config_target_mak
     gdb_xml_files="power64-core.xml power-fpu.xml power-altivec.xml power-spe.xml"
-    target_nptl="no"
   ;;
   sh4|sh4eb)
     TARGET_ARCH=sh4