diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 68305df..d94f151 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -22,23 +22,6 @@ LT_INIT
 
 AC_SYS_LARGEFILE
 
-AC_ARG_ENABLE([strict],
-	      [AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-strict],
-			     [enable POSIX-strict argument checking and disable some workarounds])],
-	      [ac_cv_use_strict=$enableval], [ac_cv_use_strict=no])
-AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether to enable strict mode],
-	       [ac_cv_use_strict], [ac_cv_use_strict=no])
-
-if test "x$ac_cv_use_strict" = "xyes"; then
-	AC_DEFINE([HAVE_STRICT_MODE], [1], [Define if strict mode is requested.])
-	STRICT_MODE=yes
-else
-	AC_DEFINE([HAVE_STRICT_MODE], [0], [Define if strict mode is requested.])
-	STRICT_MODE=no
-fi
-
-AC_SUBST([STRICT_MODE])
-
 AC_ARG_WITH([pkg-config-dir],[AC_HELP_STRING([--with-pkg-config-dir],[specify
 	     the place where pc files will be found])],PKGCONFIGDIR="$withval",
 	     PKGCONFIGDIR="${libdir}/pkgconfig:${datadir}/pkgconfig")
diff --git a/getopt_long.c b/getopt_long.c
index 240c5ad..c1e1404 100644
--- a/getopt_long.c
+++ b/getopt_long.c
@@ -66,10 +66,6 @@
 
 #define PKGCONF_HACK_LOGICAL_OR_ALL_VALUES
 
-#if HAVE_STRICT_MODE > 0
-# define GNU_COMPATIBLE		/* Be more compatible, configure's use us! */
-#endif
-
 int	pkg_opterr = 1;		/* if error message should be printed */
 int	pkg_optind = 1;		/* index into parent argv vector */
 int	pkg_optopt = '?';		/* character checked for validity */
@@ -395,9 +391,7 @@ getopt_internal(int nargc, char * const *nargv, const char *options,
 	else if (*options == '-')
 		flags |= FLAG_ALLARGS;
 #endif
-#if HAVE_STRICT_MODE >= 1
-	flags &= ~FLAG_PERMUTE;
-#endif
+
 	if (*options == '+' || *options == '-')
 		options++;
 
diff --git a/tests/run.sh.in b/tests/run.sh.in
index 4af05c7..0b55c91 100644
--- a/tests/run.sh.in
+++ b/tests/run.sh.in
@@ -440,16 +440,6 @@ run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-meow <= 1
 run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --libs 'provides-test-meow <= 1.2.9'; echo \$?" \
 	"0"
 
-# 11) tests for internal getopt implementation with options at the end
-if [ "x@STRICT_MODE@" = "xno" ]; then
-	run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} foo --libs" \
-		'-lfoo'
-	run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} foo --cflags --libs" \
-		'-lfoo' '-I/test/include/foo' '-fPIC'
-	run_test "PKG_CONFIG_PATH='${selfdir}/lib1' ${1} --cflags foo --libs" \
-		'-lfoo' '-I/test/include/foo' '-fPIC'
-fi
-
 run_test "${1} --blah; echo \$?" \
 	'1'