diff --git a/Makefile.inc.in b/Makefile.inc.in
index 5aa30e4a..fda12071 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc.in
+++ b/Makefile.inc.in
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ initconfin := @initconfin@
 
 # able to build documentation?
 builddoc := @builddoc@
-# able to handle compat as git worktree?
-gitworktree := @gitworktree@
 # able to use manpath cmd to get currently set manpath
 usemanpath := @usemanpath@
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 17970858..c7ff6d6b 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ arglist="TCLSH PYTHON SPHINXBUILD PS BASENAME RMDIR_IGN_NON_EMPTY SED_ERE \
 VERSION RELEASE baseprefix prefix bindir libdir libexecdir etcdir initdir \
 datarootdir mandir docdir vimdatadir modulefilesdir setmanpath appendmanpath \
 setbinpath appendbinpath setmodulespath docinstall vimaddons \
-examplemodulefiles builddoc gitworktree usemanpath libtclenvmodules \
-SHLIB_SUFFIX multilibsupport libdir64 libdir32 versioning silentshdbgsupport \
+examplemodulefiles builddoc usemanpath libtclenvmodules SHLIB_SUFFIX \
+multilibsupport libdir64 libdir32 versioning silentshdbgsupport \
 setshellstartup quarantinesupport autohandling availindepth implicitdefault \
 extendeddefault moduleshome initconfin pager pageropts verbosity color \
 darkbgcolors lightbgcolors termbg lockedconfigs icase unloadmatchorder \
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ TCLSH=tclsh
 PYTHON=python
 SPHINXBUILD=sphinx-build
 builddoc=y
-gitworktree=y
 usemanpath=y
 PS=ps
 BASENAME=basename