--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1249,9 +1249,6 @@ GIT
 BASH
 XMLSTARLET
 XMLLINT
-KPATHSEA
-CATDVI
-RUBBER
 CURL
 WGET
 DOT
@@ -1259,7 +1256,6 @@ DOXYGEN
 LN
 DIRNAME
 BASENAME
-COMPRESS
 FIND
 PYTHON
 FLEX
@@ -6923,47 +6919,6 @@ $as_echo "no" >&6; }
 fi
 
 
-# Extract the first word of "compress", so it can be a program name with args.
-set dummy compress; ac_word=$2
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_path_COMPRESS+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-  case $COMPRESS in
-  [\\/]* | ?:[\\/]*)
-  ac_cv_path_COMPRESS="$COMPRESS" # Let the user override the test with a path.
-  ;;
-  *)
-  as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
-for as_dir in $PATH
-do
-  IFS=$as_save_IFS
-  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
-    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
-  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
-    ac_cv_path_COMPRESS="$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"
-    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
-    break 2
-  fi
-done
-  done
-IFS=$as_save_IFS
-
-  test -z "$ac_cv_path_COMPRESS" && ac_cv_path_COMPRESS=":"
-  ;;
-esac
-fi
-COMPRESS=$ac_cv_path_COMPRESS
-if test -n "$COMPRESS"; then
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $COMPRESS" >&5
-$as_echo "$COMPRESS" >&6; }
-else
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-fi
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "basename", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy basename; ac_word=$2
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
@@ -7292,129 +7247,6 @@ $as_echo "no" >&6; }
 fi
 
 
-# Extract the first word of "rubber", so it can be a program name with args.
-set dummy rubber; ac_word=$2
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_path_RUBBER+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-  case $RUBBER in
-  [\\/]* | ?:[\\/]*)
-  ac_cv_path_RUBBER="$RUBBER" # Let the user override the test with a path.
-  ;;
-  *)
-  as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
-for as_dir in $PATH
-do
-  IFS=$as_save_IFS
-  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
-    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
-  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
-    ac_cv_path_RUBBER="$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"
-    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
-    break 2
-  fi
-done
-  done
-IFS=$as_save_IFS
-
-  test -z "$ac_cv_path_RUBBER" && ac_cv_path_RUBBER=":"
-  ;;
-esac
-fi
-RUBBER=$ac_cv_path_RUBBER
-if test -n "$RUBBER"; then
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $RUBBER" >&5
-$as_echo "$RUBBER" >&6; }
-else
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-fi
-
-
-# Extract the first word of "catdvi", so it can be a program name with args.
-set dummy catdvi; ac_word=$2
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_path_CATDVI+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-  case $CATDVI in
-  [\\/]* | ?:[\\/]*)
-  ac_cv_path_CATDVI="$CATDVI" # Let the user override the test with a path.
-  ;;
-  *)
-  as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
-for as_dir in $PATH
-do
-  IFS=$as_save_IFS
-  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
-    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
-  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
-    ac_cv_path_CATDVI="$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"
-    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
-    break 2
-  fi
-done
-  done
-IFS=$as_save_IFS
-
-  test -z "$ac_cv_path_CATDVI" && ac_cv_path_CATDVI=":"
-  ;;
-esac
-fi
-CATDVI=$ac_cv_path_CATDVI
-if test -n "$CATDVI"; then
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $CATDVI" >&5
-$as_echo "$CATDVI" >&6; }
-else
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-fi
-
-
-# Extract the first word of "kpsewhich", so it can be a program name with args.
-set dummy kpsewhich; ac_word=$2
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_path_KPATHSEA+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-  case $KPATHSEA in
-  [\\/]* | ?:[\\/]*)
-  ac_cv_path_KPATHSEA="$KPATHSEA" # Let the user override the test with a path.
-  ;;
-  *)
-  as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
-for as_dir in $PATH
-do
-  IFS=$as_save_IFS
-  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
-    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
-  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
-    ac_cv_path_KPATHSEA="$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"
-    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
-    break 2
-  fi
-done
-  done
-IFS=$as_save_IFS
-
-  test -z "$ac_cv_path_KPATHSEA" && ac_cv_path_KPATHSEA=":"
-  ;;
-esac
-fi
-KPATHSEA=$ac_cv_path_KPATHSEA
-if test -n "$KPATHSEA"; then
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $KPATHSEA" >&5
-$as_echo "$KPATHSEA" >&6; }
-else
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-fi
-
-
 # Extract the first word of "xmllint", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy xmllint; ac_word=$2
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 116c78d9db..5dc7d5472d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -265,7 +265,6 @@ AC_PATH_PROG([FLEX], [flex], :)
 AC_PATH_PROG([GREP], [grep], :)
 AC_PATH_PROG([PYTHON], [python], :)
 AC_PATH_PROG([FIND], [find], :)
-AC_PATH_PROG([COMPRESS], [compress], :)
 AC_PATH_PROG([BASENAME], [basename], :)
 AC_PATH_PROG([DIRNAME], [dirname], :)
 AC_PATH_PROG([SHELL], [sh], :)
@@ -274,9 +273,6 @@ AC_PATH_PROG([DOXYGEN], [doxygen], :)
 AC_PATH_PROG([DOT], [dot], :)
 AC_PATH_PROG([WGET], [wget], :)
 AC_PATH_PROG([CURL], [curl], :)
-AC_PATH_PROG([RUBBER], [rubber], :)
-AC_PATH_PROG([CATDVI], [catdvi], :)
-AC_PATH_PROG([KPATHSEA], [kpsewhich], :)
 AC_PATH_PROG([XMLLINT], [xmllint], :)
 AC_PATH_PROGS([XMLSTARLET], [xmlstarlet xml], :)
 AC_PATH_PROG([BASH], [bash], :)