diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 483d7d67..a1cf6508 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -42,19 +42,12 @@ AC_CHECK_HEADERS(asm/ptrace_offsets.h endian.h sys/endian.h execinfo.h \
 dnl Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.
 AC_C_CONST
 AC_C_INLINE
-AC_TYPE_SIGNAL
 AC_TYPE_SIZE_T
 AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(off_t)
 
 CPPFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS} -D_GNU_SOURCE"
 
 AC_CHECK_MEMBERS([struct dl_phdr_info.dlpi_subs],,,[#include <link.h>])
-AC_CHECK_TYPES([sighandler_t], [], [],
-[$ac_includes_default
-#if HAVE_SIGNAL_H
-# include <signal.h>
-#endif
-])
 AC_CHECK_TYPES([struct elf_prstatus, struct prstatus], [], [],
 [$ac_includes_default
 #if HAVE_SYS_PROCFS_H
@@ -76,7 +69,6 @@ PT_STEP, PT_SYSCALL], [], [],
 
 dnl Checks for library functions.
 AC_FUNC_MEMCMP
-AC_TYPE_SIGNAL
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS(dl_iterate_phdr dl_phdr_removals_counter dlmodinfo getunwind \
 		ttrace mincore)
 is_gcc_m64() {
diff --git a/tests/Gtest-bt.c b/tests/Gtest-bt.c
index 1a40496e..fb5b3966 100644
--- a/tests/Gtest-bt.c
+++ b/tests/Gtest-bt.c
@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@ WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.  */
 #define panic(args...)				\
 	{ fprintf (stderr, args); exit (-1); }
 
-#ifndef HAVE_SIGHANDLER_T
-typedef RETSIGTYPE (*sighandler_t) (int);
-#endif
-
 #define SIG_STACK_SIZE 0x100000
 
 int verbose;
diff --git a/tests/Gtest-trace.c b/tests/Gtest-trace.c
index b4c0bfcd..a064b766 100644
--- a/tests/Gtest-trace.c
+++ b/tests/Gtest-trace.c
@@ -40,10 +40,6 @@ WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.  */
 #define panic(args...)				\
 	{ fprintf (stderr, args); exit (-1); }
 
-#ifndef HAVE_SIGHANDLER_T
-typedef RETSIGTYPE (*sighandler_t) (int);
-#endif
-
 #define SIG_STACK_SIZE 0x100000
 
 int verbose;