diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ae0fcf8dd..22c456ef7 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2002-07-10  Pavel Roskin  <proski@gnu.org>
 
+	* configure.in: Remove --with-netrc, it is now default and can
+	be disabled at the runtime.
+
 	* syntax/tcl.syntax: New file.
 	* syntax/Syntax: Add tcl.syntax.
 	* syntax/Makefile.am: Likewise.
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 677e9327a..f39cede7d 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -591,15 +591,6 @@ AC_SUBST(LIBEDIT_A)
 AC_SUBST(MCEDIT)
 AC_SUBST(LEDIT)
 
-AC_ARG_WITH(netrc,
-	[--with-netrc               Compile with ftp .netrc support],[
-	if test x$withval = xyes; then
-		AC_DEFINE(USE_NETRC, 1,
-			  [Define to use .netrc for FTP connections])
-		AC_MSG_NOTICE([ftpfs will use .netrc])
-	fi
-])
-
 undelfs_o=""
 
 if test $use_vfs = yes; then