diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -222,7 +222,6 @@
 AM_CONDITIONAL(WITH_COMMON, test "$with_common" = "yes")

 # compiler warnings, errors, required cflags, and code coverage support
-GNOME_COMPILE_WARNINGS([maximum])
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(for Gnome code coverage support)
 m4_ifdef([GNOME_CODE_COVERAGE],
          [AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)