diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 7b05c96c94dd714828144d9df12eab84a82a6ffe..27ec7c7fba60f436021e5ac5bdcdfde13bf0f3d8 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -249,8 +249,6 @@ OL_ARG_ENABLE(rwm,[    --enable-rwm       	  Rewrite/Remap overlay no|yes|mod],
 	[no yes mod])
 OL_ARG_ENABLE(unique,[    --enable-unique       Attribute Uniqueness overlay no|yes|mod], no,
 	[no yes mod])
-OL_ARG_ENABLE(overlays,[    --enable-overlays     Enable all overlays no|yes|mod (overrides above)], "",
-	["" no yes mod])
 
 
 dnl ----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2635,13 +2633,6 @@ if test "$ol_link_sql" != no ; then
 	AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(SLAPD_SQL,$MFLAG,[define to support SQL backend])
 fi
 
-dnl enable all overlays
-if test "x$ol_enable_overlays" != "x" ; then
-	for i in $Overlays; do
-		eval "ol_enable_$i=$ol_enable_overlays"
-	done
-fi
-
 if test "$ol_enable_chain" != no ; then
 	BUILD_CHAIN=$ol_enable_chain
 	if test "$ol_enable_chain" = mod ; then