diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a00214c6..555c2a37 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2010-10-15  Ralf Wildenhues  <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
+
+	tests: remove unneeded 'bindir compile check' test.
+	* tests/bindir.at (bindir compile check): Remove.
+
 2010-10-14  Peter Rosin  <peda@lysator.liu.se>
 
 	tests: fix $EXEEXT typo.
diff --git a/tests/bindir.at b/tests/bindir.at
index 40e67ccb..ebe1baa6 100644
--- a/tests/bindir.at
+++ b/tests/bindir.at
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # bindir.at -  Test the -bindir option
 #
-#   Copyright (C) 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+#   Copyright (C) 2009, 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 #   Written by Dave Korn, 2009
 #
 #   This file is part of GNU Libtool.
@@ -58,25 +58,8 @@
 # statement in libtool.m4sh around where the 'tdlname' variable is set.
 
 ####
-# Verify compiling works, and skip remaining tests if not.
-#
-
-AT_SETUP([bindir compile check])
-
-AT_DATA([simple.c] ,[[
-int main() { return 0;}
-]])
-
-$CC $CPPFLAGS $CFLAGS -o simple simple.c || noskip=false
-rm -f simple
-
-AT_CHECK([$noskip || (exit 77)])
-
-AT_CLEANUP
-
-####
-# Now run the tests themselves.  First a simple test that we can
-# build and run an executable with a couple of tiny libraries.
+# First a simple test that we can build and run an executable with a couple of
+# tiny libraries.
 
 AT_SETUP([bindir basic lib test])