diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index d81cba89..14a61531 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -44,12 +44,6 @@ jobs:
             find $(pwd) -name '.git' -exec bash -c 'git config --global --add safe.directory ${0%/.git}' {} \;
             ./autogen.sh --enable-embedded-yajl --enable-embedded-jansson
             ./configure --enable-embedded-yajl --enable-embedded-jansson CFLAGS='-Wall -Wextra -Werror'
-            echo "*#==================================================================================#*"
-            cd jansson
-            autoreconf -i
-            ./configure
-            cd ..
-            echo "*#==================================================================================#*"
             make -j $(nproc) distcheck DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS="--enable-embedded-yajl --enable-embedded-jansson" AM_DISTCHECK_DVI_TARGET="" TESTS=""
             # check that the working dir is clean
             git describe --broken --dirty --all | grep -qv dirty
diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 3ea9ec05..de5c0463 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ if ! (autoreconf --version >/dev/null 2>&1); then
         exit 1
 fi
 
-(cd ./jansson; autoreconf -i; ./configure)
+(cd ./jansson; autoreconf -i)
 
 mkdir -p m4