diff --git a/config/autoconf.mk.in b/config/autoconf.mk.in
index 76a2a00f5c..06185744ca 100644
--- a/config/autoconf.mk.in
+++ b/config/autoconf.mk.in
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ MOZ_UPDATE_PACKAGING	= @MOZ_UPDATE_PACKAGING@
 MOZ_NO_ACTIVEX_SUPPORT = @MOZ_NO_ACTIVEX_SUPPORT@
 MOZ_ACTIVEX_SCRIPTING_SUPPORT = @MOZ_ACTIVEX_SCRIPTING_SUPPORT@
 MOZ_DISABLE_VISTA_SDK_REQUIREMENTS = @MOZ_DISABLE_VISTA_SDK_REQUIREMENTS@
-MOZ_DISABLE_PARENTAL_CONTROLS = @MOZ_DISABLE_PARENTAL_CONTROLS@
 XPC_IDISPATCH_SUPPORT = @XPC_IDISPATCH_SUPPORT@
 MOZ_SPELLCHECK = @MOZ_SPELLCHECK@
 MOZ_XPFE_COMPONENTS = @MOZ_XPFE_COMPONENTS@
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 2382ddf32a..8c5780abbc 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -556,8 +556,6 @@ fi
 if test "$MOZ_WINSDK_TARGETVER" -lt "06000000"; then
     MOZ_DISABLE_VISTA_SDK_REQUIREMENTS=1
     AC_DEFINE(MOZ_DISABLE_VISTA_SDK_REQUIREMENTS)
-    # We can't build parental controls either
-    MOZ_DISABLE_PARENTAL_CONTROLS=1
 fi
 fi
 
@@ -5509,20 +5507,6 @@ MOZ_ARG_DISABLE_BOOL(tests,
     ENABLE_TESTS=,
     ENABLE_TESTS=1 )
 
-dnl ========================================================
-dnl parental controls (for Windows Vista)
-dnl ========================================================
-MOZ_ARG_DISABLE_BOOL(parental-controls,
-[  --disable-parental-controls
-                           Do not build parental controls],
-   MOZ_DISABLE_PARENTAL_CONTROLS=1,
-   MOZ_DISABLE_PARENTAL_CONTROLS=)
-if test -n "$MOZ_DISABLE_PARENTAL_CONTROLS"; then
-    AC_DEFINE(MOZ_DISABLE_PARENTAL_CONTROLS)
-fi
-
-AC_SUBST(MOZ_DISABLE_PARENTAL_CONTROLS)
-
 dnl ========================================================
 dnl =
 dnl = Module specific options