diff --git a/configure b/configure
index a741fc36df..d3ab5a4fa7 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3154,12 +3154,6 @@ case $target_os in
         enabled gcc || check_ldflags -Wl,-zmuldefs
         ;;
     openbsd|bitrig)
-        # On OpenBSD 4.5. the compiler does not use PIC unless
-        # explicitly using -fPIC. FFmpeg builds fine without PIC,
-        # however the generated executable will not do anything
-        # (simply quits with exit-code 1, no crash, no output).
-        # Thus explicitly enable PIC here.
-        enable pic
         disable symver
         SHFLAGS='-shared'
         SLIBNAME_WITH_MAJOR='$(SLIBNAME).$(LIBVERSION)'