diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 50b73522b..c016d9f7a 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ mandir = @mandir@
 sysconfdir = @sysconfdir@
 docdir = @docdir@
 localedir = @localedir@
-optbindirs = @optbindirs@
 
 #
 # Various flags
@@ -377,8 +376,6 @@ doc.h: $(HDR_FILES)
 		-e "s,@docdir\@,$(docdir),g" \
 		-e "s|@configure_input\@|$@, generated from $@.in by the Makefile. DO NOT MANUALLY EDIT THIS FILE!|g" \
 		-e "s,@prefix\@,$(prefix),g" \
-		-e "s,@optbindirs\@,$(optbindirs),g"
-#-e "s,@\@,$(),"
 
 
 #
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5cc31af61..9eda25a6b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ conf_arg=$@
 # List of output variables produced by this configure script
 #
 
-AC_SUBST(docdir)
 AC_SUBST(HAVE_GETTEXT)
 AC_SUBST(HAVE_DOXYGEN)
 AC_SUBST(LDFLAGS_FISH)
@@ -30,9 +29,6 @@ AC_SUBST(LIBS_FISH_INDENT)
 AC_SUBST(LIBS_FISH_PAGER)
 AC_SUBST(LIBS_FISHD)
 AC_SUBST(LIBS_MIMEDB)
-AC_SUBST(localedir)
-AC_SUBST(optbindirs)
-AC_SUBST(prefix)
 
 
 #
@@ -381,40 +377,6 @@ case $target_os in
 esac
 
 
-#
-# Set up PREFIX and related preprocessor symbols. Fish needs to know
-# where it will be installed. One of the reasons for this is so that
-# it can make sure the fish installation directory is in the path
-# during startup.
-#
-
-if [[ "$prefix" = NONE ]]; then
-  prefix=/usr/local
-fi
-
-
-#
-# Set up the directory where the documentation files should be
-# installed
-#
-
-AC_ARG_VAR( [docdir], [Documentation directory] )
-
-if test -z $docdir; then
-  docdir=$datadir/doc/fish
-else
-  docdir=$docdir
-fi
-
-
-#
-# Set up locale directory. This is where the .po files will be
-# installed.
-#
-
-localedir=$datadir/locale
-
-
 #
 # See if Linux procfs is present. This is used to get extra
 # information about running processes.