diff --git a/configuration/configure.ac b/configuration/configure.ac
index 8938388..4d25918 100644
--- a/configuration/configure.ac
+++ b/configuration/configure.ac
@@ -135,12 +135,12 @@
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 AC_PATH_PROG(PHP, php)
-AS_IF([$PHP_AVAILABLE],
-	[	AC_MSG_CHECKING([for php package Numbers_Words])
-		AS_IF([(sh -c "$ac_cv_path_PHP -r 'require AS_ESCAPE(["Numbers/Words.php"]);'" 2>&1 /dev/null | grep 'Failed opening required' 2>&1 > /dev/null)],
-			[	AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
-				AC_MSG_ERROR([could not find php package Numbers_Words])],
-			[	AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])])])
+dnl AS_IF([$PHP_AVAILABLE],
+dnl 	[	AC_MSG_CHECKING([for php package Numbers_Words])
+dnl 		AS_IF([(sh -c "$ac_cv_path_PHP -r 'require AS_ESCAPE(["Numbers/Words.php"]);'" 2>&1 /dev/null | grep 'Failed opening required' 2>&1 > /dev/null)],
+dnl 			[	AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+dnl 				AC_MSG_ERROR([could not find php package Numbers_Words])],
+dnl 			[	AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])])])
 
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 dnl LaTeX and friends.