diff --git a/configure.acr b/configure.acr
index dae2891a..880bad44 100644
--- a/configure.acr
+++ b/configure.acr
@@ -10,13 +10,6 @@ EXEC R2_VERSION r2 -v ;
 
 ARG_WITH PRECOMPILED_AGENT precompiled-agent do not require node/npm ;
 
-((
-IFNOT PRECOMPILED_AGENT {
-	CHKPRG! NODE node
-	CHKPRG! NPM npm
-}
-))
-
 PKGCFG! R2_CFLAGS R2_LDFLAGS r_core
 CHKPRG CURL curl
 CHKPRG WGET wget