diff --git a/auto/modules b/auto/modules
index 09bfcb08d..d78e2823a 100644
--- a/auto/modules
+++ b/auto/modules
@@ -102,21 +102,6 @@ if [ $HTTP = YES ]; then
     fi
 
 
-    if [ $HTTP_SSI = YES ]; then
-        HTTP_POSTPONE=YES
-    fi
-
-
-    if [ $HTTP_SLICE = YES ]; then
-        HTTP_POSTPONE=YES
-    fi
-
-
-    if [ $HTTP_ADDITION = YES ]; then
-        HTTP_POSTPONE=YES
-    fi
-
-
     # the module order is important
     #     ngx_http_static_module
     #     ngx_http_gzip_static_module
@@ -252,13 +237,13 @@ if [ $HTTP = YES ]; then
         . auto/module
     fi
 
-    if [ $HTTP_POSTPONE = YES ]; then
+    if :; then
         ngx_module_name=ngx_http_postpone_filter_module
         ngx_module_incs=
         ngx_module_deps=
         ngx_module_srcs=src/http/ngx_http_postpone_filter_module.c
         ngx_module_libs=
-        ngx_module_link=$HTTP_POSTPONE
+        ngx_module_link=YES
 
         . auto/module
     fi
diff --git a/auto/options b/auto/options
index d8b421b0f..521c9768d 100644
--- a/auto/options
+++ b/auto/options
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ HTTP_GZIP=YES
 HTTP_SSL=NO
 HTTP_V2=NO
 HTTP_SSI=YES
-HTTP_POSTPONE=NO
 HTTP_REALIP=NO
 HTTP_XSLT=NO
 HTTP_IMAGE_FILTER=NO