diff --git a/bochs/configure b/bochs/configure
index 70f6a2a06..c4a28c914 100755
--- a/bochs/configure
+++ b/bochs/configure
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #! /bin/sh
-# From configure.in Id: configure.in 13805 2020-02-01 18:05:54Z vruppert .
+# From configure.in Id: configure.in 13810 2020-02-07 23:32:27Z vruppert .
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
 # Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69.
 #
@@ -23673,7 +23673,7 @@ fi
 "
 if test "x$ac_cv_header_net_if_h" = xyes; then :
 
-        use_ethertap=yes
+        use_vde=yes
         $as_echo "#define BX_HAVE_NET_IF_H 1" >>confdefs.h
 
 
@@ -23687,17 +23687,15 @@ fi
 "
 if test "x$ac_cv_header_linux_netlink_h" = xyes; then :
 
-        use_ethertap=yes
+        use_vde=yes
 
 fi
 
 
 
-    if test "$use_ethertap" = yes; then
-      NETLOW_OBJS="$NETLOW_OBJS eth_tap.o eth_vde.o"
-      ethernet_modules="$ethernet_modules tap vde"
-      $as_echo "#define BX_NETMOD_TAP 1" >>confdefs.h
-
+    if test "$use_vde" = yes; then
+      NETLOW_OBJS="$NETLOW_OBJS eth_vde.o"
+      ethernet_modules="$ethernet_modules vde"
       $as_echo "#define BX_NETMOD_VDE 1" >>confdefs.h
 
     fi
@@ -25152,8 +25150,6 @@ case "$target" in
 
     $as_echo "#define BX_NETMOD_TUNTAP 0" >>confdefs.h
 
-    $as_echo "#define BX_NETMOD_TAP 0" >>confdefs.h
-
     ;;
   *-pc-windows*)
     INSTALL_TARGET='install_win32'
@@ -25215,8 +25211,6 @@ case "$target" in
     READLINE_LIB="";
     $as_echo "#define BX_HAVE_DLFCN_H 0" >>confdefs.h
 
-    $as_echo "#define BX_NETMOD_TAP 0" >>confdefs.h
-
     ;;
   *-cygwin*)
     EXE=".exe"
diff --git a/bochs/configure.in b/bochs/configure.in
index 1c12606b7..9c7194071 100644
--- a/bochs/configure.in
+++ b/bochs/configure.in
@@ -1735,7 +1735,7 @@ if test "$networking" = yes; then
     ;;
     *)
     AC_CHECK_HEADER(net/if.h, [
-        use_ethertap=yes
+        use_vde=yes
         AC_DEFINE(BX_HAVE_NET_IF_H, 1)
       ], [],
       [
@@ -1743,17 +1743,16 @@ if test "$networking" = yes; then
       #include <sys/socket.h>
     ])
     AC_CHECK_HEADER(linux/netlink.h, [
-        use_ethertap=yes
+        use_vde=yes
       ], [],
       [
       #include <asm/types.h>
       #include <sys/socket.h>
     ])
 
-    if test "$use_ethertap" = yes; then
-      NETLOW_OBJS="$NETLOW_OBJS eth_tap.o eth_vde.o"
-      ethernet_modules="$ethernet_modules tap vde"
-      AC_DEFINE(BX_NETMOD_TAP, 1)
+    if test "$use_vde" = yes; then
+      NETLOW_OBJS="$NETLOW_OBJS eth_vde.o"
+      ethernet_modules="$ethernet_modules vde"
       AC_DEFINE(BX_NETMOD_VDE, 1)
     fi
 
@@ -2768,7 +2767,6 @@ case "$target" in
     AC_DEFINE(BX_HAVE_GETTIMEOFDAY, 0)
     AC_DEFINE(BX_NO_ATTRIBUTES, 1)
     AC_DEFINE(BX_NETMOD_TUNTAP, 0)
-    AC_DEFINE(BX_NETMOD_TAP, 0)
     ;;
   *-pc-windows*)
     INSTALL_TARGET='install_win32'
@@ -2824,7 +2822,6 @@ case "$target" in
     AC_DEFINE(HAVE_READLINE_HISTORY_H, 0)
     READLINE_LIB="";
     AC_DEFINE(BX_HAVE_DLFCN_H, 0)
-    AC_DEFINE(BX_NETMOD_TAP, 0)
     ;;
   *-cygwin*)
     EXE=".exe"