diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 961f9c08ad..42b24272b3 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ dist_doc_DATA = \
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
   make-gnucash-potfiles.in \
-  macros/aqbanking.m4 \
   macros/as-scrub-include.m4 \
   macros/binreloc.m4 \
   macros/compiler-flags.m4 \
diff --git a/macros/aqbanking.m4 b/macros/aqbanking.m4
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a6e4cf3d1..0000000000
--- a/macros/aqbanking.m4
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,128 +0,0 @@
-# Id: aqbanking.m4,v 1.3 2005/07/17 13:02:52 cstim Exp
-# (c) 2004 Martin Preuss<martin@libchipcard.de>
-# This function checks for AqBanking
-
-AC_DEFUN([AC_AQBANKING], [
-dnl searches for aqbanking
-dnl Arguments: 
-dnl   $1: major version minimum
-dnl   $2: minor version minimum
-dnl   $3: patchlevel version minimum
-dnl   $4: build version minimum
-dnl Returns: aqbanking_dir
-dnl          aqbanking_libs
-dnl          aqbanking_libspp
-dnl          aqbanking_data
-dnl          aqbanking_plugins
-dnl          aqbanking_includes
-dnl          have_aqbanking
-
-if test -z "$1"; then vma="0"; else vma="$1"; fi
-if test -z "$2"; then vmi="1"; else vmi="$2"; fi
-if test -z "$3"; then vpl="0"; else vpl="$3"; fi
-if test -z "$4"; then vbld="0"; else vbld="$4"; fi
-
-AC_MSG_CHECKING(if aqbanking support desired)
-dnl Disabled this switch because it is confusing (as if there were an option)
-#AC_ARG_ENABLE(aqbanking,
-#  [  --enable-aqbanking      enable aqbanking support (default=yes)],
-#  enable_aqbanking="$enableval",
-enable_aqbanking="yes"
-#)
-AC_MSG_RESULT($enable_aqbanking)
-
-have_aqbanking="no"
-aqbanking_dir=""
-aqbanking_data=""
-aqbanking_plugins=""
-aqbanking_libs=""
-aqbanking_libspp=""
-aqbanking_includes=""
-if test "$enable_aqbanking" != "no"; then
-  AC_MSG_CHECKING(for aqbanking)
-  AC_ARG_WITH(aqbanking-dir, [  --with-aqbanking-dir=DIR
-                            uses aqbanking from given dir],
-    [lcc_dir="$withval"],
-    [lcc_dir="${prefix} \
-	     /usr/local \
-             /usr \
-             /"])
-
-  for li in $lcc_dir; do
-      if test -x "$li/bin/aqbanking-config"; then
-          aqbanking_dir="$li";
-          break
-      fi
-  done
-  if test -z "$aqbanking_dir"; then
-      AC_MSG_RESULT([not found ])
-      AC_MSG_ERROR([
-*** The library AqBanking was not found. Obtain it from 
-*** http://www.aquamaniac.de. 
-*** If it is already installed (including the -devel package), 
-*** you might need to specify the location with the 
-*** option --with-aqbanking-dir=DIR.])
-  else
-      AC_MSG_RESULT($aqbanking_dir)
-      AC_MSG_CHECKING(for aqbanking libs)
-      aqbanking_libs="`$aqbanking_dir/bin/aqbanking-config --libraries`"
-      AC_MSG_RESULT($aqbanking_libs)
-      AC_MSG_CHECKING(for aqbanking C++ libs)
-      aqbanking_libspp="`$aqbanking_dir/bin/aqbanking-config --libraries++`"
-      AC_MSG_RESULT($aqbanking_libspp)
-      AC_MSG_CHECKING(for aqbanking includes)
-      aqbanking_includes="`$aqbanking_dir/bin/aqbanking-config --includes`"
-      AC_MSG_RESULT($aqbanking_includes)
-      AC_MSG_CHECKING(for aqbanking plugins)
-      aqbanking_plugins="`$aqbanking_dir/bin/aqbanking-config --plugins`"
-      AC_MSG_RESULT($aqbanking_plugins)
-      AC_MSG_CHECKING(for aqbanking data)
-      aqbanking_data="`$aqbanking_dir/bin/aqbanking-config --data`"
-      AC_MSG_RESULT($aqbanking_data)
-  fi
-  AC_MSG_CHECKING(if aqbanking test desired)
-  AC_ARG_ENABLE(aqbanking,
-    [  --enable-aqbanking-test   enable aqbanking-test (default=yes)],
-     enable_aqbanking_test="$enableval",
-     enable_aqbanking_test="yes")
-  AC_MSG_RESULT($enable_aqbanking_test)
-  AC_MSG_CHECKING(for AqBanking version >=$vma.$vmi.$vpl.$vbld)
-  if test "$enable_aqbanking_test" != "no"; then
-    aqbanking_versionstring="`$aqbanking_dir/bin/aqbanking-config --vstring`.`$aqbanking_dir/bin/aqbanking-config --vbuild`"
-    AC_MSG_RESULT([found $aqbanking_versionstring])
-    if test "$vma" -gt "`$aqbanking_dir/bin/aqbanking-config --vmajor`"; then
-      AC_MSG_ERROR([Your AqBanking version is way too old.
-      Please update from http://www.aquamaniac.de/aqbanking/])
-    elif test "$vma" = "`$aqbanking_dir/bin/aqbanking-config --vmajor`"; then
-      if test "$vmi" -gt "`$aqbanking_dir/bin/aqbanking-config --vminor`"; then
-        AC_MSG_ERROR([Your AqBanking version is too old.
-          Please update from http://www.aquamaniac.de/aqbanking/])
-      elif test "$vmi" = "`$aqbanking_dir/bin/aqbanking-config --vminor`"; then
-          if test "$vpl" -gt "`$aqbanking_dir/bin/aqbanking-config --vpatchlevel`"; then
-            AC_MSG_ERROR([Your AqBanking version is a little bit too old.
-            Please update from http://www.aquamaniac.de/aqbanking/])
-          elif test "$vpl" = "`$aqbanking_dir/bin/aqbanking-config --vpatchlevel`"; then
-            if test "$vbld" -gt "`$aqbanking_dir/bin/aqbanking-config --vbuild`"; then
-              AC_MSG_ERROR([Your AqBanking version is a little bit too old. 
-  Please update to the latest CVS version. Instructions for accessing 
-  CVS can be found on http://www.aquamaniac.de/aqbanking/])
-             fi
-           fi
-      fi
-    fi
-    have_aqbanking="yes"
-    #AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-  else
-    have_aqbanking="yes"
-    AC_MSG_RESULT(assuming yes)
-  fi
-dnl end of "if enable-aqbanking"
-fi
-
-AC_SUBST(aqbanking_dir)
-AC_SUBST(aqbanking_plugins)
-AC_SUBST(aqbanking_libs)
-AC_SUBST(aqbanking_libspp)
-AC_SUBST(aqbanking_data)
-AC_SUBST(aqbanking_includes)
-])