diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7f3b170..6c64bd1 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(unique-history,
    [AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-unique-history],
                    [Disable uniqify of scrollback. Default: duplicate entries are ignored. Use this to save dupes.])])
 
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(default-complete,
-   [AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-default-complete], [Disable default (filename) completion handler.])])
-
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(arrow-keys,
    [AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-arrow-keys], [Disable ANSI arrow keys.])])
 
@@ -69,9 +66,6 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(termcap,
 AS_IF([test "x$enable_unique_history" != "xno"],
    AC_DEFINE(CONFIG_UNIQUE_HISTORY, 1, [Define to skip duplicate lines in the scrollback history.]))
 
-AS_IF([test "x$enable_default_complete" != "xno"],
-   AC_DEFINE(CONFIG_DEFAULT_COMPLETE, 1, [Define to enable the default completion handler.]))
-
 AS_IF([test "x$enable_terminal_bell" != "xno"],
    AC_DEFINE(CONFIG_ANSI_ARROWS, 1, [Define to include ANSI arrow keys support.]))
 
diff --git a/src/complete.c b/src/complete.c
index 75f46dd..049e307 100644
--- a/src/complete.c
+++ b/src/complete.c
@@ -241,11 +241,7 @@ char *rl_complete(char *token, int *match)
     if (el_complete_func)
 	return el_complete_func(token, match);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEFAULT_COMPLETE
     return el_filename_complete(token, match);
-#else
-    return NULL;
-#endif
 }
 
 static rl_list_possib_func_t *el_list_possib_func = NULL;
@@ -281,11 +277,7 @@ int rl_list_possib(char *token, char ***av)
     if (el_list_possib_func)
 	return el_list_possib_func(token, av);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEFAULT_COMPLETE
     return el_filename_list_possib(token, av);
-#else
-    return 0;
-#endif
 }