diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 99bf627508..dd2225010b 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -625,13 +625,6 @@ fi
 # the correct CPU with the --cpu option.
 case $targetos in
 Darwin)
-  # on Leopard most of the system is 32-bit, so we have to ask the kernel if we can
-  # run 64-bit userspace code.
-  # If the user didn't specify a CPU explicitly and the kernel says this is
-  # 64 bit hw, then assume x86_64. Otherwise fall through to the usual detection code.
-  if test -z "$cpu" && test "$(sysctl -n hw.optional.x86_64)" = "1"; then
-    cpu="x86_64"
-  fi
   HOST_DSOSUF=".dylib"
   ;;
 SunOS)
@@ -775,10 +768,6 @@ OpenBSD)
 Darwin)
   bsd="yes"
   darwin="yes"
-  if [ "$cpu" = "x86_64" ] ; then
-    QEMU_CFLAGS="-arch x86_64 $QEMU_CFLAGS"
-    QEMU_LDFLAGS="-arch x86_64 $QEMU_LDFLAGS"
-  fi
   audio_drv_list="try-coreaudio try-sdl"
   audio_possible_drivers="coreaudio sdl"
   # Disable attempts to use ObjectiveC features in os/object.h since they