diff --git a/configure b/configure
index aafdad5..fe46039 100644
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -17448,6 +17448,7 @@ fi
 #   --enable-proj
 #
 # Check whether --enable-proj was given.
+
 if test "${enable_proj+set}" = set; then :
   enableval=$enable_proj;
 else
@@ -17469,122 +17470,6 @@ fi
 
 done
 
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for library containing pj_init_plus" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for library containing pj_init_plus... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_search_pj_init_plus+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-  ac_func_search_save_LIBS=$LIBS
-cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-
-/* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
-   Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
-   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C"
-#endif
-char pj_init_plus ();
-int
-main ()
-{
-return pj_init_plus ();
-  ;
-  return 0;
-}
-_ACEOF
-for ac_lib in '' proj; do
-  if test -z "$ac_lib"; then
-    ac_res="none required"
-  else
-    ac_res=-l$ac_lib
-    LIBS="-l$ac_lib -lm $ac_func_search_save_LIBS"
-  fi
-  if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
-  ac_cv_search_pj_init_plus=$ac_res
-fi
-rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
-    conftest$ac_exeext
-  if ${ac_cv_search_pj_init_plus+:} false; then :
-  break
-fi
-done
-if ${ac_cv_search_pj_init_plus+:} false; then :
-
-else
-  ac_cv_search_pj_init_plus=no
-fi
-rm conftest.$ac_ext
-LIBS=$ac_func_search_save_LIBS
-fi
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_search_pj_init_plus" >&5
-$as_echo "$ac_cv_search_pj_init_plus" >&6; }
-ac_res=$ac_cv_search_pj_init_plus
-if test "$ac_res" != no; then :
-  test "$ac_res" = "none required" || LIBS="$ac_res $LIBS"
-
-else
-  as_fn_error $? "'libproj' is required but it doesn't seem to be installed on this system." "$LINENO" 5
-fi
-
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for library containing pj_init_ctx" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for library containing pj_init_ctx... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_search_pj_init_ctx+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-  ac_func_search_save_LIBS=$LIBS
-cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-
-/* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
-   Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
-   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C"
-#endif
-char pj_init_ctx ();
-int
-main ()
-{
-return pj_init_ctx ();
-  ;
-  return 0;
-}
-_ACEOF
-for ac_lib in '' proj; do
-  if test -z "$ac_lib"; then
-    ac_res="none required"
-  else
-    ac_res=-l$ac_lib
-    LIBS="-l$ac_lib -lm $ac_func_search_save_LIBS"
-  fi
-  if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
-  ac_cv_search_pj_init_ctx=$ac_res
-fi
-rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
-    conftest$ac_exeext
-  if ${ac_cv_search_pj_init_ctx+:} false; then :
-  break
-fi
-done
-if ${ac_cv_search_pj_init_ctx+:} false; then :
-
-else
-  ac_cv_search_pj_init_ctx=no
-fi
-rm conftest.$ac_ext
-LIBS=$ac_func_search_save_LIBS
-fi
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_search_pj_init_ctx" >&5
-$as_echo "$ac_cv_search_pj_init_ctx" >&6; }
-ac_res=$ac_cv_search_pj_init_ctx
-if test "$ac_res" != no; then :
-  test "$ac_res" = "none required" || LIBS="$ac_res $LIBS"
-
-else
-  as_fn_error $? "'libproj' is required but the version on this system does not support the required features (Version 4.8.0 or later is needed)." "$LINENO" 5
-fi
-
 else
   $as_echo "#define OMIT_PROJ 1" >>confdefs.h
 
