--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -13,18 +13,12 @@ MOZILLA_SRCDIR=$srcdir/mozilla
 
 # If MOZCONFIG isn't set, use the .mozconfig from the current directory. This
 # overrides the lookup in mozilla-central's configure, which looks in the wrong
 # directory for this file.
 if test -z "$MOZCONFIG" -a -f $(dirname $0)/.mozconfig; then
     export MOZCONFIG=$(dirname $0)/.mozconfig
 fi
 
-# Our automation expects to find things in $MOZ_OBJDIR/mozilla. Oblige it by
-# symlinking the directories together.
-if test "$MOZ_AUTOMATION" -eq 1; then
-    ln -s $PWD mozilla
-fi
-
 # Execute the mozilla configure script in the current directory, adding the
 # parameter we need to run comm-central.
 exec ${MOZILLA_SRCDIR}/configure "$@" --with-external-source-dir="$(dirname $0)"